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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ingleses" and "ingrese" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ingleses" or "ingrese" show up more?
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.