Which to use
“encantar” and “encantaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,236
- “encantar” frequency rank
- #37,057
- “encantaron” frequency rank
- 55293
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encantar | encantaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | En los cuentos para niños y en algunos mitos, someter a una persona a poderes mágicos malignos. | 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 encantar and encantaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. encantar runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against encantaron's 10 (VCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: encantar vs encantaron
A purely visual mix-up. encantar ([ẽŋkãn̪ˈt̪aɾ]) 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 differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “encantar” sits inside “encantaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55293, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encantar is recorded at frequency rank #18,236, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽŋkãn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. 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 55293, this pair ranks #79,551 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of encantar vs encantaron
Shared letters: acenrt. Private to "encantar": -. Private to "encantaron": o.
"encantar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "encantaron" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- encantar ← ecnantar · enacntar · encanatr · encanntar · encantarr · encantra · encanttar · encatnar
- encantaron ← ecnantaron · enacntaron · encanatron · encanntaron · encantaorn · encantarno · encantaronn · encantarron
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "encantar" and "encantaron" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "encantar" or "encantaron"?
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 "encantar" 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 #79,551 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encantar" and "encantaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encantaban vs encantaron". 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 #79,551 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.