Which to use
“ingreso” is a noun and “intruso” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,172
- “ingreso” frequency rank
- #29,263
- “intruso” frequency rank
- 31435
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ingreso | intruso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de ingresar o de entrar | Que se introduce o se ha metido secretamente o sin derecho. |
Where the eye mixes ingreso and intruso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ingreso and intruso follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between ingreso and intruso
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ingreso is [ĩŋˈgɾeso] while intruso is [ĩn̪ˈt̪ɾuso]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31435, 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]. intruso is at rank #29,263, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩn̪ˈt̪ɾuso].
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 31435, this pair ranks #207,086 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ingreso vs intruso
Shared letters: inors. Private to "ingreso": eg. Private to "intruso": tu.
"ingreso" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "intruso" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ingreso" for "intruso" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ingreso" or "intruso" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "intruso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #207,086 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ingreso" and "intruso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intruso vs intuyo". 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 #207,086 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.