Which to use
“encantaban” and “encontraban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,714
- “encantaban” frequency rank
- #5,720
- “encontraban” frequency rank
- 50434
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encantaban | encontraban |
|---|---|---|
| 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 imperfecto de indicativo de encontrar o de encontrarse. |
Where the eye mixes encantaban and encontraban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. encantaban runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVCVC) against encontraban's 11 (VCCVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between encantaban and encontraban
A purely visual mix-up. encantaban ([ẽŋkãn̪ˈt̪aβ̞ãn]) and encontraban ([ẽŋkõn̪ˈt̪ɾaβ̞ãn]) 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 50434, 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]. encontraban is at rank #5,720, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽŋkõn̪ˈt̪ɾaβ̞ãn].
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 50434, this pair ranks #103,224 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of encantaban vs encontraban
Shared letters: abcent. Private to "encantaban": -. Private to "encontraban": or.
"encantaban" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "encontraban" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- encantaban ← ecnantaban · enacntaban · encanatban · encanntaban · encantaabn · encantabann · encantabban · encantabna
- encontraban ← ecnontraban · enccontraban · encnotraban · enconntraban · enconrtaban · encontarban · encontraabn · encontrabann
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "encantaban" and "encontraban" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "encantaban" vs "encontraban" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "encantaban" and "encontraban" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "encantaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "encontraban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #103,224 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encantaban" and "encontraban" 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 #103,224 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.