entregarvsentregoConfusable pair

Quick tell: entregar is a verb, entrego is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“entregar” is a verb and “entrego” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,514
“entregar” frequency rank
#16,508
“entrego” frequency rank
19022
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entregar entrego
Definition transportar algo até o destinatário desejado inteiro, completo, íntegro

Letter map: entregar vs entrego

Shared letters muted; letters that set entregar and entrego apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. entregar runs 8 letters (VCCCVCVC) against entrego's 7 (VCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
entregar
7 ch
entrego

Role in the sentence - entregar and entrego

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: entregar is averb and entregoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19022, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

entregar is recorded at frequency rank #2,514, classified as averb, pronounced /ẽ.tɾɨ.ˈɡaɾ/. entrego is at rank #16,508, tagged as anadj.

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 19022, this pair ranks #51,836 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of entregar vs entrego

Shared letters: egnrt. Private to "entregar": a. Private to "entrego": o.

"entregar" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC  ·  "entrego" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entregarenntregar · enrtegar · entergar · entreagr · entregarr · entreggar · entregra · entrgear
  • entregoenntrego · enrtego · entergo · entreggo · entreog · entrgeo · entrrego · enttrego

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "entregar" and "entrego" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "entregar" is a verb and "entrego" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "entregar" or "entrego" show up more?
"entregar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,514 in our Portuguese list, against #16,508 for "entrego". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "entregar" and "entrego".

  • Full dictionary entry for "entregar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "entrego" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #51,836 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entregar" and "entrego" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entregador vs entregar". 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 #51,836 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list