Which to use
“encantan” and “encantar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,501
- “encantan” frequency rank
- #18,236
- “encantar” frequency rank
- 23737
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encantan | encantar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de encantar o de encantarse. | En los cuentos para niños y en algunos mitos, someter a una persona a poderes mágicos malignos. |
Where the eye mixes encantan and encantar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. encantan and encantar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: encantan vs encantar
A purely visual mix-up. encantan ([ẽŋˈkãn̪t̪ãn]) and encantar ([ẽŋkãn̪ˈt̪aɾ]) 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 a single letter - n in “encantan” becomes r in “encantar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23737, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encantan is recorded at frequency rank #5,501, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽŋˈkãn̪t̪ãn]. encantar is at rank #18,236, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽŋkãn̪ˈt̪aɾ].
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 23737, this pair ranks #244,377 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of encantan vs encantar
Shared letters: acent. Private to "encantan": -. Private to "encantar": r.
"encantan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "encantar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "encantan" and "encantar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "encantan" vs "encantar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "encantan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "encantar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #244,377 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encantan" and "encantar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encantar vs encauzar". 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 #244,377 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.