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

#14,354
“entregue” frequency rank
#20,020
“entreguen” frequency rank
34374
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entregue entreguen
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo 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 entregue and entreguen

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

8 ch
entregue
9 ch
entreguen

Look-alike desk: entregue vs entreguen

A purely visual mix-up. entregue ([ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾeɣ̞e]) 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 extra letter(s) - “entregue” sits inside “entreguen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34374, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

entregue is recorded at frequency rank #14,354, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾeɣ̞e]. 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 34374, this pair ranks #191,803 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of entregue vs entreguen

Shared letters: egnrtu. Private to "entregue": -. Private to "entreguen": -.

"entregue" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVV  ·  "entreguen" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entregue ← enntregue · enrtegue · entergue · entregeu · entreggue · entreuge · entrgeue · entrregue
  • entreguen ← enntreguen · enrteguen · enterguen · entregeun · entregguen · entreguenn · entregune · entreugen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "entregue" and "entreguen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾeɣ̞e] versus [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾeɣ̞ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "entregue" or "entreguen"?
"entregue" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,354 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.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "entregue" 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 #191,803 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entregue" and "entreguen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entregan vs entreguen". 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 #191,803 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