ingresenvsinteresenConfusable pair

Which to use

“ingresen” and “interesen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#37,153
“ingresen” frequency rank
#28,047
“interesen” frequency rank
65200
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ingresen interesen
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de ingresar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de interesar o de interesarse.

Where the eye mixes ingresen and interesen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

8 ch
ingresen
9 ch
interesen

Why the eye confuses ingresen with interesen

A purely visual mix-up. ingresen ([ĩŋˈgɾesẽn]) and interesen ([ĩn̪t̪eˈɾesẽn]) 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 65200, 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]. interesen is at rank #28,047, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eˈɾesẽn].

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 65200, this pair ranks #43,354 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of ingresen vs interesen

Shared letters: einrs. Private to "ingresen": g. Private to "interesen": t.

"ingresen" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC  ·  "interesen" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ingresenignresen · ingersen · inggresen · ingrecen · ingreesn · ingresenn · ingresne · ingressen
  • intereseninetresen · innteresen · inteersen · interecen · intereesn · interesenn · interesne · interessen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ingresen" for "interesen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ĩŋˈgɾesẽn] versus [ĩn̪t̪eˈɾesẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ingresen" vs "interesen" - which ranks higher?
"interesen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,047 in our Spanish list, against #37,153 for "ingresen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "interesen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #43,354 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ingresen" and "interesen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interesas 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 #43,354 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list