Which to use
“ingresa” and “ingresar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,873
- “ingresa” frequency rank
- #5,627
- “ingresar” frequency rank
- 16500
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ingresa | ingresar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ingresar. | Poner o colocar una cosa, especialmente bienes o dinero, dentro de un lugar seguro donde estará vigilada o bajo custodia. |
Where the eye mixes ingresa and ingresar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ingresa and ingresar
A purely visual mix-up. ingresa ([ĩŋˈgɾesa]) and ingresar ([ĩŋgɾeˈsaɾ]) 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 “ingresar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16500, 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]. ingresar is at rank #5,627, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩŋgɾeˈsaɾ].
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 16500, this pair ranks #275,905 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ingresa vs ingresar
Shared letters: aeginrs. Private to "ingresa": -. Private to "ingresar": -.
"ingresa" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "ingresar" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ingresa" and "ingresar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ingresa" or "ingresar" 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 "ingresa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ingresar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #275,905 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ingresa" and "ingresar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ingresa vs ingresada". 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 #275,905 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.