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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "entregar" and "entrego" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "entregar" or "entrego" show up more?
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.