Which to use
“entre” is a preposition and “entrega” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #71
- “entre” frequency rank
- #2,630
- “entrega” frequency rank
- 2701
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entre | entrega |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | designa relação de situação em meio de, ou de situação no espaço que separa | o ato de entregar |
Where the eye mixes entre and entrega
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. entre runs 5 letters (VCCCV) against entrega's 7 (VCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: entre vs entrega
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entre is /ˈẽ.tɾɨ/ while entrega is /ẽ.ˈtɾɛ.ɡɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “entre” sits inside “entrega”, and the parts of speech differ too (preposition vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2701, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entre is recorded at frequency rank #71, classified as aprep, pronounced /ˈẽ.tɾɨ/. entrega is at rank #2,630, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ẽ.ˈtɾɛ.ɡɐ/.
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 2701, this pair ranks #72,591 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entre vs entrega
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "entre": -. Private to "entrega": ag.
"entre" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "entrega" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entre" and "entrega" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "entre" or "entrega" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "entre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entrega" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,591 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entre" and "entrega" 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 #72,591 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.