ingresadovsingresanConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#18,871
“ingresado” frequency rank
#20,398
“ingresan” frequency rank
39269
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ingresado ingresan
Definition Participio de ingresar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ingresar.

Where the eye mixes ingresado and ingresan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ingresado runs 9 letters (VCCCVCVCV) against ingresan's 8 (VCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
ingresado
8 ch
ingresan

Look-alike desk: ingresado vs ingresan

A purely visual mix-up. ingresado ([ĩŋgɾeˈsað̞o]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39269, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ingresado is recorded at frequency rank #18,871, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩŋgɾeˈsað̞o]. 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 39269, this pair ranks #165,517 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ingresado vs ingresan

Shared letters: aeginrs. Private to "ingresado": do. Private to "ingresan": -.

"ingresado" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV  ·  "ingresan" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ingresado ← ignresado · ingersado · inggresado · ingreasdo · ingresaddo · ingresaod · ingresdao · ingressado
  • ingresan ← ignresan · ingersan · inggresan · ingreasn · ingresann · ingresna · ingressan · ingrresan

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ingresado" and "ingresan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ĩŋgɾeˈsað̞o] versus [ĩŋˈgɾesãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ingresado" vs "ingresan" - which ranks higher?
"ingresado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,871 in our Spanish list, against #20,398 for "ingresan". 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 "ingresado" 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 #165,517 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ingresado" 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 #165,517 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