entre
/ˈentɾe/
The Spanish phrase for "between of" is entre.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈentɾe/
What mistakes should you avoid?
English speakers often mistakenly add the preposition 'de' after entre, resulting in entre de, which is incorrect in Spanish.
Did you know?
- While English uses 'between' for two items and 'among' for three or more, Spanish uses entre for both scenarios.
- The English word 'enter' and the Spanish word entre share an unexpected ancestor in the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁enter, meaning 'between'.
- When entre is used to describe a shared action between two people, it can imply a secret or a private agreement, such as entre nosotros, meaning 'just between us'.
Examples in context
- El perro está entre la cama y el sofá.The dog is between the bed and the sofa.
- El coche está entre los árboles y el río.The car is between the trees and the river.
- Mi casa está entre la farmacia y el banco.My house is between the pharmacy and the bank.
- Hay un camino entre los árboles.There is a path between the trees.
Example conversation
Mateo and Elena are looking for a lost key in a park.
- Mateo¿Está la llave entre las flores?Is the key between the flowers?
- ElenaNo, no la veo aquí.No, I don't see it here.
- MateoBusca entre los arbustos, Elena.Look between the bushes, Elena.
- Elena¡Ah, la encontré!Ah, I found it!
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry entre, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries entre, CC BY-SA 4.0.
