Which to use
“entregaban” and “entregaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,206
- “entregaban” frequency rank
- #11,570
- “entregaron” frequency rank
- 50776
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entregaban | entregaron |
|---|---|---|
| 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 pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de entregar o de entregarse. |
Where the eye mixes entregaban and entregaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. entregaban and entregaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses entregaban with entregaron
A purely visual mix-up. entregaban ([ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn]) and entregaron ([ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈɣ̞aɾõn]) 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 50776, 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]. entregaron is at rank #11,570, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈɣ̞aɾõn].
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 50776, this pair ranks #101,401 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entregaban vs entregaron
Shared letters: aegnrt. Private to "entregaban": b. Private to "entregaron": o.
"entregaban" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVC · "entregaron" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entregaban ← enntregaban · enrtegaban · entergaban · entreagban · entregaabn · entregabann · entregabban · entregabna
- entregaron ← enntregaron · enrtegaron · entergaron · entreagron · entregaorn · entregarno · entregaronn · entregarron
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entregaban" for "entregaron" ever safe?
Frequency check: "entregaban" vs "entregaron" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "entregaban" and "entregaron" 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 "entregaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #101,401 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entregaban" and "entregaron" 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 #101,401 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.