Which to use
“entro” is a preposition and “envío” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,613
- “entro” frequency rank
- #4,331
- “envío” frequency rank
- 9944
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entro | envío |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hasta (algún lugar). | Cantidad de material, mercancía, dinero, etc. que se traslada por algún medio de una posición inicial a una posición final. |
Where the eye mixes entro and envío
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses entro with envío
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entro is [ˈẽn̪t̪ɾo] while envío is [ẽmˈbio]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (preposition vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9944, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entro is recorded at frequency rank #5,613, classified as aprep, pronounced [ˈẽn̪t̪ɾo]. envío is at rank #4,331, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ẽmˈbio].
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 9944, this pair ranks #300,340 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entro vs envío
Shared letters: eno. Private to "entro": rt. Private to "envío": ví.
"entro" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "envío" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- entro ← enntro · enrto · entor · entrro · enttro · etnro · netro
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entro" for "envío" ever safe?
Which is more common, "entro" or "envío"?
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 "entro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "envío" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #300,340 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entro" and "envío" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "envés vs envío". 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 #300,340 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.