Which to use
“ingresar” and “ingresen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,627
- “ingresar” frequency rank
- #37,153
- “ingresen” frequency rank
- 42780
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ingresar | ingresen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Poner o colocar una cosa, especialmente bienes o dinero, dentro de un lugar seguro donde estará vigilada o bajo custodia. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de ingresar. |
Where the eye mixes ingresar and ingresen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ingresar and ingresen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ingresar vs ingresen
A purely visual mix-up. ingresar ([ĩŋgɾeˈsaɾ]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42780, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ingresar is recorded at frequency rank #5,627, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩŋgɾeˈsaɾ]. 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 42780, this pair ranks #146,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ingresar vs ingresen
Shared letters: eginrs. Private to "ingresar": a. Private to "ingresen": -.
"ingresar" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC · "ingresen" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ingresar" and "ingresen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ingresar" or "ingresen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ingresar" and "ingresen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ingresar" 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 #146,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ingresar" 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 #146,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.