Which to use
“encantaron” and “encontraron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,057
- “encantaron” frequency rank
- #3,048
- “encontraron” frequency rank
- 40105
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encantaron | encontraron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de encantar o de encantarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de encontrar o de encontrarse. |
Where the eye mixes encantaron and encontraron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. encantaron runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVCVC) against encontraron's 11 (VCCVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between encantaron and encontraron
A purely visual mix-up. encantaron ([ẽŋkãn̪ˈt̪aɾõn]) and encontraron ([ẽŋkõn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾõn]) 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 40105, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encantaron is recorded at frequency rank #37,057, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽŋkãn̪ˈt̪aɾõn]. encontraron is at rank #3,048, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽŋkõn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾõn].
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 40105, this pair ranks #160,889 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of encantaron vs encontraron
Shared letters: acenort. Private to "encantaron": -. Private to "encontraron": -.
"encantaron" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "encontraron" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- encantaron ← ecnantaron · enacntaron · encanatron · encanntaron · encantaorn · encantarno · encantaronn · encantarron
- encontraron ← ecnontraron · enccontraron · encnotraron · enconntraron · enconrtaron · encontarron · encontraorn · encontrarno
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "encantaron" and "encontraron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "encantaron" or "encontraron" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "encantaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "encontraron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #160,889 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encantaron" and "encontraron" 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 #160,889 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.