entremosvsextremoTell them apart

Quick tell: entremos is a verb, extremo is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“entremos” is a verb and “extremo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#32,192
“entremos” frequency rank
#2,397
“extremo” frequency rank
34589
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entremos extremo
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de entrar. Superlativo irregular de exterior: sumamente exterior.

Where the eye mixes entremos and extremo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. entremos runs 8 letters (VCCCVCVC) against extremo's 7 (VCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
entremos
7 ch
extremo

Why the eye confuses entremos with extremo

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entremos is [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾemos] while extremo is [eksˈt̪ɾemo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34589, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

entremos is recorded at frequency rank #32,192, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾemos]. extremo is at rank #2,397, tagged as anadj, pronounced [eksˈt̪ɾemo].

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 34589, this pair ranks #190,599 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of entremos vs extremo

Shared letters: emort. Private to "entremos": ns. Private to "extremo": x.

"entremos" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC  ·  "extremo" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entremos ← enntremos · enrtemos · entermos · entremmos · entremoss · entremso · entreoms · entrmeos
  • extremo ← etxremo · exrtemo · extermo · extremmo · extreom · extrmeo · extrremo · exttremo

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "entremos" for "extremo" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "entremos" is a verb and "extremo" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "entremos" or "extremo" show up more?
"extremo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,397 in our Spanish list, against #32,192 for "entremos". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "entremos" and "extremo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "entremos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "extremo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #190,599 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entremos" and "extremo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enredos vs entremos". 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 #190,599 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