Which to use
“ebrio” is an adjective and “envío” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,415
- “ebrio” frequency rank
- #4,331
- “envío” frequency rank
- 21746
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ebrio | envío |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que se encuentra bajo los efectos del alcohol. | Cantidad de material, mercancía, dinero, etc. que se traslada por algún medio de una posición inicial a una posición final. |
Where the eye mixes ebrio and envío
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ebrio with envío
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ebrio is [ˈeβ̞ɾjo] while envío is [ẽmˈbio]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21746, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ebrio is recorded at frequency rank #17,415, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈeβ̞ɾjo]. envío is at rank #4,331, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ẽmˈbio].
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 21746, this pair ranks #253,517 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ebrio vs envío
Shared letters: eo. Private to "ebrio": bir. Private to "envío": nví.
"ebrio" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV · "envío" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ebrio ← berio · ebbrio · ebiro · ebroi · ebrrio · erbio · evrio
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ebrio" and "envío" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ebrio" or "envío" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ebrio" and "envío" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ebrio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "envío" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #253,517 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ebrio" and "envío" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ebrio vs Erro". 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 #253,517 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.