Which to use
“entrar” is a verb and “entre” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #519
- “entrar” frequency rank
- #71
- “entre” frequency rank
- 590
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entrar | entre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | passar para dentro | designa relação de situação em meio de, ou de situação no espaço que separa |
Where the eye mixes entrar and entre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. entrar runs 6 letters (VCCCVC) against entre's 5 (VCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses entrar with entre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entrar is /ẽ.ˈtɾaχ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?) while entre is /ˈẽ.tɾɨ/. 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 (verb vs preposition), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 590, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entrar is recorded at frequency rank #519, classified as averb, pronounced /ẽ.ˈtɾaχ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?). entre is at rank #71, tagged as aprep, pronounced /ˈẽ.tɾɨ/.
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 590, this pair ranks #75,087 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entrar vs entre
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "entrar": a. Private to "entre": -.
"entrar" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC · "entre" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entrar" and "entre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "entrar" or "entre" 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 "entrar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,087 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entrar" and "entre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entre vs être". 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 #75,087 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.