Which to use
“encantaban” and “encantaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,714
- “encantaban” frequency rank
- #37,057
- “encantaron” frequency rank
- 81771
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encantaban | encantaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de encantar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de encantar o de encantarse. |
Where the eye mixes encantaban and encantaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. encantaban and encantaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses encantaban with encantaron
A purely visual mix-up. encantaban ([ẽŋkãn̪ˈt̪aβ̞ãn]) and encantaron ([ẽŋkãn̪ˈt̪aɾõn]) 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 81771, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encantaban is recorded at frequency rank #44,714, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽŋkãn̪ˈt̪aβ̞ãn]. encantaron is at rank #37,057, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽŋkãn̪ˈt̪aɾõn].
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 81771, this pair ranks #10,003 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of encantaban vs encantaron
Shared letters: acent. Private to "encantaban": b. Private to "encantaron": or.
"encantaban" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "encantaron" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- encantaban ← ecnantaban · enacntaban · encanatban · encanntaban · encantaabn · encantabann · encantabban · encantabna
- encantaron ← ecnantaron · enacntaron · encanatron · encanntaron · encantaorn · encantarno · encantaronn · encantarron
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "encantaban" and "encantaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "encantaban" or "encantaron"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "encantaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "encantaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,003 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encantaban" and "encantaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encantaban vs encargaban". 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 #10,003 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.