entregarvsentregaráTell them apart

Which to use

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

#3,552
“entregar” frequency rank
#17,129
“entregará” frequency rank
20681
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entregar entregará
Definition Poner algo en las manos o en el poder de otra persona. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de entregar o de entregarse.

Where the eye mixes entregar and entregará

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

8 ch
entregar
9 ch
entregará

Visual trap between entregar and entregará

A purely visual mix-up. entregar ([ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈɣ̞aɾ]) and entregará ([ẽn̪t̪ɾeɣ̞aˈɾa]) 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 extra letter(s) - “entregar” sits inside “entregará”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20681, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

entregar is recorded at frequency rank #3,552, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈɣ̞aɾ]. entregará is at rank #17,129, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪t̪ɾeɣ̞aˈɾa].

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 20681, this pair ranks #258,270 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of entregar vs entregará

Shared letters: aegnrt. Private to "entregar": -. Private to "entregará": á.

"entregar" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC  ·  "entregará" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entregar ← enntregar · enrtegar · entergar · entreagr · entregarr · entreggar · entregra · entrgear

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "entregar" and "entregará" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈɣ̞aɾ] versus [ẽn̪t̪ɾeɣ̞aˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "entregar" or "entregará" show up more?
"entregar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,552 in our Spanish list, against #17,129 for "entregará". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "entregar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "entregará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #258,270 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entregar" and "entregará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entregará 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 #258,270 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