Which to use
“encajaba” and “encajan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,280
- “encajaba” frequency rank
- #22,676
- “encajan” frequency rank
- 62956
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encajaba | encajan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de encajar o de encajarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de encajar o de encajarse. |
Where the eye mixes encajaba and encajan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. encajaba runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against encajan's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between encajaba and encajan
A purely visual mix-up. encajaba ([ẽŋkaˈxaβ̞a]) and encajan ([ẽŋˈkaxãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62956, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encajaba is recorded at frequency rank #40,280, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽŋkaˈxaβ̞a]. encajan is at rank #22,676, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽŋˈkaxãn].
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 62956, this pair ranks #50,290 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of encajaba vs encajan
Shared letters: acejn. Private to "encajaba": b. Private to "encajan": -.
"encajaba" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "encajan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "encajaba" and "encajan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "encajaba" or "encajan" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "encajaba" and "encajan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "encajaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "encajan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,290 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encajaba" and "encajan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encajaba vs escapaba". 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 #50,290 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.