entregarvsentregaríaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#3,552
“entregar” frequency rank
#42,983
“entregaría” frequency rank
46535
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entregar entregaría
Definition Poner algo en las manos o en el poder de otra persona. Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de entregar o de entregarse.

Where the eye mixes entregar and entregaría

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. entregar runs 8 letters (VCCCVCVC) against entregaría's 10 (VCCCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
entregar
10 ch
entregaría

Why the eye confuses entregar with entregaría

A purely visual mix-up. entregar ([ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈɣ̞aɾ]) and entregaría ([ẽn̪t̪ɾeɣ̞aˈɾia]) 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 extra letter(s) - “entregar” sits inside “entregaría”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46535, 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]. entregaría is at rank #42,983, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪t̪ɾeɣ̞aˈɾia].

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 46535, this pair ranks #125,170 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of entregar vs entregaría

Shared letters: aegnrt. Private to "entregar": -. Private to "entregaría": í.

"entregar" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC  ·  "entregaría" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "entregar" for "entregaría" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈɣ̞aɾ] versus [ẽn̪t̪ɾeɣ̞aˈɾia]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "entregar" vs "entregaría" - which ranks higher?
"entregar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,552 in our Spanish list, against #42,983 for "entregaría". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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 "entregar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "entregaría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #125,170 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entregar" and "entregaría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entregarán vs entregaría". 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 #125,170 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