Which to use
“encajes” and “engañes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,416
- “encajes” frequency rank
- #39,728
- “engañes” frequency rank
- 82144
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encajes | engañes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de encajar o de encajarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de engañar. |
Where the eye mixes encajes and engañes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. encajes and engañes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: encajes vs engañes
A purely visual mix-up. encajes ([ẽŋˈkaxes]) and engañes ([ẽŋˈgaɲes]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82144, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encajes is recorded at frequency rank #42,416, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽŋˈkaxes]. engañes is at rank #39,728, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽŋˈgaɲes].
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 82144, this pair ranks #9,559 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of encajes vs engañes
Shared letters: aens. Private to "encajes": cj. Private to "engañes": gñ.
"encajes" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "engañes" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- encajes ← ecnajes · enacjes · encaejs · encajess · encajjes · encajse · enccajes · encjaes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "encajes" for "engañes" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "encajes" or "engañes" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "encajes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "engañes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,559 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encajes" and "engañes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "engañemos vs engañes". 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 #9,559 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.