Which to use
“ingresan” and “ingresar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,398
- “ingresan” frequency rank
- #5,627
- “ingresar” frequency rank
- 26025
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ingresan | ingresar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 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 ingresan and ingresar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ingresan and ingresar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between ingresan and ingresar
A purely visual mix-up. ingresan ([ĩŋˈgɾesãn]) 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 a single letter - n in “ingresan” becomes r in “ingresar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26025, 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]. 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 26025, this pair ranks #233,685 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ingresan vs ingresar
Shared letters: aeginrs. Private to "ingresan": -. Private to "ingresar": -.
"ingresan" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC · "ingresar" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ingresan" for "ingresar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ingresan" vs "ingresar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ingresan" and "ingresar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ingresan" 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 #233,685 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ingresan" and "ingresar" 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 #233,685 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.