Which to use
“ingresan” and “ingresando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,398
- “ingresan” frequency rank
- #24,191
- “ingresando” frequency rank
- 44589
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ingresan | ingresando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ingresar. | Gerundio de ingresar. |
Where the eye mixes ingresan and ingresando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ingresan with ingresando
A purely visual mix-up. ingresan ([ĩŋˈgɾesãn]) and ingresando ([ĩŋgɾeˈsãn̪d̪o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “ingresan” sits inside “ingresando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44589, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ingresan is recorded at frequency rank #20,398, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩŋˈgɾesãn]. ingresando is at rank #24,191, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩŋgɾeˈsãn̪d̪o].
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 44589, this pair ranks #136,212 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ingresan vs ingresando
Shared letters: aeginrs. Private to "ingresan": -. Private to "ingresando": do.
"ingresan" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC · "ingresando" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ingresan ← ignresan · ingersan · inggresan · ingreasn · ingresann · ingresna · ingressan · ingrresan
- ingresando ← ignresando · ingersando · inggresando · ingreasndo · ingresadno · ingresanddo · ingresanndo · ingresanod
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ingresan" and "ingresando" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ingresan" or "ingresando" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ingresan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ingresando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #136,212 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ingresan" and "ingresando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ingresada vs ingresando". 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 #136,212 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.