entregovsestragoWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: entrego is a adjective, estrago is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#16,508
“entrego” frequency rank
#12,434
“estrago” frequency rank
28942
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entrego estrago
Definition inteiro, completo, íntegro deterioração, prejuízo, dano

Letter map: entrego vs estrago

Shared letters muted; letters that set entrego and estrago apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. entrego and estrago follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
entrego
7 ch
estrago

Grammar separator: entrego vs estrago

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: entrego is anadjective and estragoanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28942, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

entrego is recorded at frequency rank #16,508, classified as anadj. estrago is at rank #12,434, tagged as anoun, pronounced /iʃ.ˈtɾa.ɡu/.

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 28942, this pair ranks #39,810 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of entrego vs estrago

Shared letters: egort. Private to "entrego": n. Private to "estrago": as.

"entrego" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV  ·  "estrago" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entregoenntrego · enrtego · entergo · entreggo · entreog · entrgeo · entrrego · enttrego
  • estragoesrtago · esstrago · estargo · estraggo · estraog · estrgao · estrrago · esttrago

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "entrego" and "estrago" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "entrego" is an adjective and "estrago" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "entrego" or "estrago"?
"estrago" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,434 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.

What to do next

Pair "entrego" vs "estrago" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "entrego" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "estrago" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #39,810 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entrego" and "estrago" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "estrago vs estrato". 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 #39,810 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