Which to use
“ingresan” and “interesan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,398
- “ingresan” frequency rank
- #8,275
- “interesan” frequency rank
- 28673
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ingresan | interesan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ingresar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de interesar o de interesarse. |
Where the eye mixes ingresan and interesan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ingresan with interesan
A purely visual mix-up. ingresan ([ĩŋˈgɾesãn]) and interesan ([ĩn̪t̪eˈɾesãn]) 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 28673, 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]. interesan is at rank #8,275, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eˈɾesãn].
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 28673, this pair ranks #220,847 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ingresan vs interesan
Shared letters: aeinrs. Private to "ingresan": g. Private to "interesan": t.
"ingresan" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC · "interesan" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ingresan" and "interesan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ingresan" or "interesan" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ingresan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interesan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #220,847 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ingresan" and "interesan" 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 #220,847 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.