Which to use
“encantan” is a verb and “encantos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,501
- “encantan” frequency rank
- #20,975
- “encantos” frequency rank
- 26476
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encantan | encantos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de encantar o de encantarse. | Forma del plural de encanto. |
Where the eye mixes encantan and encantos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. encantan and encantos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between encantan and encantos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: encantan is [ẽŋˈkãn̪t̪ãn] while encantos is [ẽŋˈkãn̪t̪os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26476, 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]. encantos is at rank #20,975, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ẽŋˈkãn̪t̪os].
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 26476, this pair ranks #231,437 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of encantan vs encantos
Shared letters: acent. Private to "encantan": -. Private to "encantos": os.
"encantan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "encantos" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "encantan" and "encantos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "encantan" or "encantos" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "encantan" and "encantos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "encantan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "encantos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #231,437 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encantan" and "encantos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encantaban vs encantan". 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 #231,437 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.