entreganvsentregasConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#11,041
“entregan” frequency rank
#10,332
“entregas” frequency rank
21373
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entregan entregas
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de entregar o de entregarse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de entregar o de entregarse.

Where the eye mixes entregan and entregas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. entregan and entregas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
entregan
8 ch
entregas

Visual trap between entregan and entregas

A purely visual mix-up. entregan ([ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾeɣ̞ãn]) and entregas ([ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾeɣ̞as]) 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 a single letter - n in “entregan” becomes s in “entregas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21373, 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]. entregas is at rank #10,332, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾeɣ̞as].

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 21373, this pair ranks #255,223 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of entregan vs entregas

Shared letters: aegnrt. Private to "entregan": -. Private to "entregas": s.

"entregan" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC  ·  "entregas" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entregan ← enntregan · enrtegan · entergan · entreagn · entregann · entreggan · entregna · entrgean
  • entregas ← enntregas · enrtegas · entergas · entreags · entregass · entreggas · entregsa · entrgeas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "entregan" and "entregas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾeɣ̞ãn] versus [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾeɣ̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "entregan" vs "entregas" - which ranks higher?
"entregas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,332 in our Spanish list, against #11,041 for "entregan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "entregan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "entregas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #255,223 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entregan" and "entregas" 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 #255,223 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