entreganvsentreguenTell them apart

Which to use

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

#11,041
“entregan” frequency rank
#20,020
“entreguen” frequency rank
31061
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entregan entreguen
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 presente de subjuntivo de entregar o de entregarse.

Where the eye mixes entregan and entreguen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. entregan runs 8 letters (VCCCVCVC) against entreguen's 9 (VCCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
entregan
9 ch
entreguen

Look-alike desk: entregan vs entreguen

A purely visual mix-up. entregan ([ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾeɣ̞ãn]) and entreguen ([ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾeɣ̞ẽn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31061, 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]. entreguen is at rank #20,020, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾeɣ̞ẽn].

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 31061, this pair ranks #208,988 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of entregan vs entreguen

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

"entregan" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC  ·  "entreguen" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entregan ← enntregan · enrtegan · entergan · entreagn · entregann · entreggan · entregna · entrgean
  • entreguen ← enntreguen · enrteguen · enterguen · entregeun · entregguen · entreguenn · entregune · entreugen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "entregan" for "entreguen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾeɣ̞ãn] versus [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾeɣ̞ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "entregan" vs "entreguen" - which ranks higher?
"entregan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,041 in our Spanish list, against #20,020 for "entreguen". 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 "entreguen" 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 "entreguen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #208,988 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entregan" and "entreguen" 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 #208,988 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