entregabanvsentregaránConfusable pair

Which to use

“entregaban” and “entregarán” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#39,206
“entregaban” frequency rank
#29,195
“entregarán” frequency rank
68401
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entregaban entregarán
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de entregar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de entregar o de entregarse.

Where the eye mixes entregaban and entregarán

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. entregaban and entregarán follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

10 ch
entregaban
10 ch
entregarán

Look-alike desk: entregaban vs entregarán

A purely visual mix-up. entregaban ([ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn]) and entregarán ([ẽn̪t̪ɾeɣ̞aˈɾãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68401, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

entregaban is recorded at frequency rank #39,206, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn]. entregarán is at rank #29,195, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪t̪ɾeɣ̞aˈɾãn].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 68401, this pair ranks #34,597 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of entregaban vs entregarán

Shared letters: aegnrt. Private to "entregaban": b. Private to "entregarán": á.

"entregaban" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVC  ·  "entregarán" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entregabanenntregaban · enrtegaban · entergaban · entreagban · entregaabn · entregabann · entregabban · entregabna

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "entregaban" for "entregarán" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn] versus [ẽn̪t̪ɾeɣ̞aˈɾãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "entregaban" or "entregarán" show up more?
"entregarán" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,195 in our Spanish list, against #39,206 for "entregaban". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "entregaban" and "entregarán" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "entregaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "entregarán" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #34,597 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entregaban" and "entregarán" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entregaban vs entrenaba". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #34,597 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list