Which to use
“ingrato” is an adjective and “ingreso” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,669
- “ingrato” frequency rank
- #2,172
- “ingreso” frequency rank
- 39841
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ingrato | ingreso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que no reconoce, no aprecia y no agradece el favor o bien que recibe; que no siente gratitud o agradecimiento; que desagradece. | Acción o efecto de ingresar o de entrar |
Where the eye mixes ingrato and ingreso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ingrato and ingreso follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between ingrato and ingreso
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ingrato is [ĩŋˈgɾat̪o] while ingreso is [ĩŋˈgɾeso]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39841, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ingrato is recorded at frequency rank #37,669, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩŋˈgɾat̪o]. ingreso is at rank #2,172, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ĩŋˈgɾeso].
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 39841, this pair ranks #162,369 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ingrato vs ingreso
Shared letters: ginor. Private to "ingrato": at. Private to "ingreso": es.
"ingrato" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "ingreso" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ingrato" for "ingreso" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ingrato" or "ingreso"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "ingrato" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ingreso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #162,369 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ingrato" and "ingreso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ingrata vs ingrato". 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 #162,369 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.