inglesesvsingreseConfusable pair

Quick tell: ingleses is a adjective, ingrese is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#5,118
“ingleses” frequency rank
#22,736
“ingrese” frequency rank
27854
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ingleses ingrese
Definition Forma del masculino plural de inglés. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de ingresar.

Where the eye mixes ingleses and ingrese

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

8 ch
ingleses
7 ch
ingrese

Visual trap between ingleses and ingrese

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ingleses is [ĩŋˈgleses] while ingrese is [ĩŋˈgɾese]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27854, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ingleses is recorded at frequency rank #5,118, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩŋˈgleses]. ingrese is at rank #22,736, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩŋˈgɾese].

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 27854, this pair ranks #224,835 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ingleses vs ingrese

Shared letters: egins. Private to "ingleses": l. Private to "ingrese": r.

"ingleses" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC  ·  "ingrese" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ingleses ← ignleses · ingelses · inggleses · ingleces · ingleess · inglesess · inglesse · inglesses
  • ingrese ← ignrese · ingerse · inggrese · ingrece · ingrees · ingresse · ingrrese · ingrsee

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ingleses" and "ingrese" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ingleses" is an adjective and "ingrese" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ingleses" or "ingrese" show up more?
"ingleses" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,118 in our Spanish list, against #22,736 for "ingrese". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ingleses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ingrese" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #224,835 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ingleses" and "ingrese" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ingrese vs ingresen". 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 #224,835 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