entreganvsentregueTell them apart

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

#11,041
“entregan” frequency rank
#14,354
“entregue” frequency rank
25395
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entregan entregue
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de entregar o de entregarse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de entregar o de entregarse.

Where the eye mixes entregan and entregue

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
entregan
8 ch
entregue

Look-alike desk: entregan vs entregue

A purely visual mix-up. entregan ([ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾeɣ̞ãn]) and entregue ([ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾeɣ̞e]) 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 25395, 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]. entregue is at rank #14,354, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾeɣ̞e].

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 25395, this pair ranks #236,628 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of entregan vs entregue

Shared letters: egnrt. Private to "entregan": a. Private to "entregue": u.

"entregan" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC  ·  "entregue" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entreganenntregan · enrtegan · entergan · entreagn · entregann · entreggan · entregna · entrgean
  • entregueenntregue · enrtegue · entergue · entregeu · entreggue · entreuge · entrgeue · entrregue

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "entregan" and "entregue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾeɣ̞ãn] versus [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾeɣ̞e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "entregan" or "entregue"?
"entregan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,041 in our Spanish list, against #14,354 for "entregue". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "entregan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "entregue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #236,628 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entregan" and "entregue" 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 #236,628 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