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 eye mixes ingresen and ingresos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ingresen and ingresos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses ingresen with ingresos
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ingresen" and "ingresos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ingresen" or "ingresos"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ingresen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ingresos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #169,678 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ingresen" and "ingresos" 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 #169,678 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.