Which to use
“ingresa” and “ingresan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,873
- “ingresa” frequency rank
- #20,398
- “ingresan” frequency rank
- 31271
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ingresa | ingresan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ingresar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ingresar. |
Where the eye mixes ingresa and ingresan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ingresa runs 7 letters (VCCCVCV) against ingresan's 8 (VCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ingresa and ingresan
A purely visual mix-up. ingresa ([ĩŋˈgɾesa]) and ingresan ([ĩŋˈgɾesãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “ingresa” sits inside “ingresan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31271, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ingresa is recorded at frequency rank #10,873, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩŋˈgɾesa]. ingresan is at rank #20,398, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩŋˈgɾesãn].
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 31271, this pair ranks #207,918 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ingresa vs ingresan
Shared letters: aeginrs. Private to "ingresa": -. Private to "ingresan": -.
"ingresa" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "ingresan" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ingresa" for "ingresan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ingresa" vs "ingresan" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ingresa" and "ingresan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ingresa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ingresan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #207,918 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ingresa" and "ingresan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ingresada vs ingresan". 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 #207,918 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.