ingresenvsingresosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: ingresen is a verb, ingresos is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ingresen” is a verb and “ingresos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#37,153
“ingresen” frequency rank
#1,349
“ingresos” frequency rank
38502
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ingresen ingresos
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de ingresar. Forma del plural de ingreso.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set ingresen and ingresos apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
ingresen
8 ch
ingresos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ingresen is [ĩŋˈgɾesẽn] while ingresos is [ĩŋˈgɾesos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38502, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ingresen is recorded at frequency rank #37,153, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩŋˈgɾesẽn]. ingresos is at rank #1,349, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ĩŋˈgɾesos].

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 38502, this pair ranks #169,678 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ingresen vs ingresos

Shared letters: eginrs. Private to "ingresen": -. Private to "ingresos": o.

"ingresen" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC  ·  "ingresos" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ingresenignresen · ingersen · inggresen · ingrecen · ingreesn · ingresenn · ingresne · ingressen
  • ingresosignresos · ingersos · inggresos · ingreoss · ingresoss · ingresso · ingressos · ingrresos

Frequency comparison

ingresen#37,153
ingresos#1,349

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ingresen" and "ingresos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ingresen" is a verb and "ingresos" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "ingresen" or "ingresos"?
"ingresos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,349 in our Spanish list, against #37,153 for "ingresen". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering ingresen vs ingresos

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “ingresen”; for a noun, it's “ingresos”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “ingresen” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list