entreganvsentregaronTell them apart

Which to use

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

#11,041
“entregan” frequency rank
#11,570
“entregaron” frequency rank
22611
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entregan entregaron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de entregar o de entregarse. 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 entregan and entregaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

8 ch
entregan
10 ch
entregaron

Why the eye confuses entregan with entregaron

A purely visual mix-up. entregan ([ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾeɣ̞ãn]) 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22611, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

entregan is recorded at frequency rank #11,041, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾeɣ̞ãn]. 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 22611, this pair ranks #249,518 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of entregan vs entregaron

Shared letters: aegnrt. Private to "entregan": -. Private to "entregaron": o.

"entregan" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC  ·  "entregaron" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entreganenntregan · enrtegan · entergan · entreagn · entregann · entreggan · entregna · entrgean
  • entregaronenntregaron · enrtegaron · entergaron · entreagron · entregaorn · entregarno · entregaronn · entregarron

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "entregan" for "entregaron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾeɣ̞ãn] versus [ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈɣ̞aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "entregan" vs "entregaron" - which ranks higher?
"entregan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,041 in our Spanish list, against #11,570 for "entregaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "entregan" 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 #249,518 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entregan" and "entregaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entregan vs estrenan". 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 #249,518 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