Which to use
“ingreso” is a noun and “intereso” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,172
- “ingreso” frequency rank
- #39,294
- “intereso” frequency rank
- 41466
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ingreso | intereso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de ingresar o de entrar | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de interesar o de interesarse. |
Where the eye mixes ingreso and intereso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ingreso runs 7 letters (VCCCVCV) against intereso's 8 (VCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ingreso with intereso
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ingreso is [ĩŋˈgɾeso] while intereso is [ĩn̪t̪eˈɾeso]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41466, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ingreso is recorded at frequency rank #2,172, classified as anoun, pronounced [ĩŋˈgɾeso]. intereso is at rank #39,294, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eˈɾeso].
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 41466, this pair ranks #153,478 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ingreso vs intereso
Shared letters: einors. Private to "ingreso": g. Private to "intereso": t.
"ingreso" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "intereso" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ingreso" for "intereso" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ingreso" vs "intereso" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ingreso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intereso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #153,478 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ingreso" and "intereso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interesas vs intereso". 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 #153,478 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.