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Which to use

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

#10,873
“ingresa” frequency rank
#37,153
“ingresen” frequency rank
48026
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ingresa ingresen
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 subjuntivo de ingresar.

Where the eye mixes ingresa and ingresen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ingresa runs 7 letters (VCCCVCV) against ingresen's 8 (VCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
ingresa
8 ch
ingresen

Visual trap between ingresa and ingresen

A purely visual mix-up. ingresa ([ĩŋˈgɾesa]) and ingresen ([ĩŋˈgɾesẽn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48026, 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]. ingresen is at rank #37,153, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩŋˈgɾesẽn].

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 48026, this pair ranks #116,729 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ingresa vs ingresen

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

"ingresa" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV  ·  "ingresen" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ingresa ← ignresa · ingersa · inggresa · ingreas · ingressa · ingrresa · ingrsea · inngresa
  • ingresen ← ignresen · ingersen · inggresen · ingrecen · ingreesn · ingresenn · ingresne · ingressen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ingresa" and "ingresen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ĩŋˈgɾesa] versus [ĩŋˈgɾesẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ingresa" vs "ingresen" - which ranks higher?
"ingresa" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,873 in our Spanish list, against #37,153 for "ingresen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ingresa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ingresen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #116,729 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ingresa" and "ingresen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ingresen vs interesen". 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 #116,729 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