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“ebrios” and “envíos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#30,881
“ebrios” frequency rank
#12,596
“envíos” frequency rank
43477
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ebrios envíos
Definition Forma del plural de ebrio. Forma del plural de envío.

Where the eye mixes ebrios and envíos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

6 ch
ebrios
6 ch
envíos

Why the eye confuses ebrios with envíos

A purely visual mix-up. ebrios ([ˈeβ̞ɾjos]) and envíos ([ẽmˈbios]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43477, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ebrios is recorded at frequency rank #30,881, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈeβ̞ɾjos]. envíos is at rank #12,596, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ẽmˈbios].

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 43477, this pair ranks #142,421 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ebrios vs envíos

Shared letters: eos. Private to "ebrios": bir. Private to "envíos": nví.

"ebrios" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC  ·  "envíos" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ebriosberios · ebbrios · ebiros · ebrioss · ebriso · ebrois · ebrrios · erbios

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ebrios" and "envíos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈeβ̞ɾjos] versus [ẽmˈbios]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ebrios" vs "envíos" - which ranks higher?
"envíos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,596 in our Spanish list, against #30,881 for "ebrios". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "ebrios" and "envíos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ebrios" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "envíos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #142,421 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ebrios" and "envíos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ebria vs ebrios". 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 #142,421 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list