Which to use
“encantan” and “engañan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,501
- “encantan” frequency rank
- #17,685
- “engañan” frequency rank
- 23186
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encantan | engañan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de encantar o de encantarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de engañar. |
Where the eye mixes encantan and engañan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. encantan runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against engañan's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: encantan vs engañan
A purely visual mix-up. encantan ([ẽŋˈkãn̪t̪ãn]) and engañan ([ẽŋˈgaɲãn]) 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 23186, 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]. engañan is at rank #17,685, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽŋˈgaɲãn].
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 23186, this pair ranks #246,974 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of encantan vs engañan
Shared letters: aen. Private to "encantan": ct. Private to "engañan": gñ.
"encantan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "engañan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- encantan ← ecnantan · enacntan · encanatn · encanntan · encantann · encantna · encanttan · encatnan
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "encantan" for "engañan" ever safe?
Which is more common, "encantan" or "engañan"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "encantan" and "engañan" 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 "engañan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #246,974 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encantan" and "engañan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enanas vs engañan". 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 #246,974 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.