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Which to use

“ingresa” and “ingrese” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#10,873
“ingresa” frequency rank
#22,736
“ingrese” frequency rank
33609
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ingresa ingrese
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ingresar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de ingresar.

Where the eye mixes ingresa and ingrese

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ingresa and ingrese follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
ingresa
7 ch
ingrese

Look-alike desk: ingresa vs ingrese

A purely visual mix-up. ingresa ([ĩŋˈgɾesa]) and ingrese ([ĩŋˈgɾese]) 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 a single letter - a in “ingresa” becomes e in “ingrese”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33609, 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]. 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 33609, this pair ranks #195,879 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ingresa vs ingrese

Shared letters: eginrs. Private to "ingresa": a. Private to "ingrese": -.

"ingresa" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV  ·  "ingrese" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ingresa ← ignresa · ingersa · inggresa · ingreas · ingressa · ingrresa · ingrsea · inngresa
  • ingrese ← ignrese · ingerse · inggrese · ingrece · ingrees · ingresse · ingrrese · ingrsee

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ingresa" and "ingrese" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ĩŋˈgɾesa] versus [ĩŋˈgɾese]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "ingresa" or "ingrese"?
"ingresa" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,873 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.

After this comparison

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 "ingrese" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #195,879 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ingresa" and "ingrese" 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 #195,879 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