Which to use
“encantaron” and “engañaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,057
- “encantaron” frequency rank
- #32,188
- “engañaron” frequency rank
- 69245
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encantaron | engañaron |
|---|---|---|
| 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 engañar. |
Where the eye mixes encantaron and engañaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. encantaron runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVCVC) against engañaron's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between encantaron and engañaron
A purely visual mix-up. encantaron ([ẽŋkãn̪ˈt̪aɾõn]) and engañaron ([ẽŋgaˈɲaɾõn]) 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 69245, 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]. engañaron is at rank #32,188, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽŋgaˈɲaɾõn].
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 69245, this pair ranks #32,427 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of encantaron vs engañaron
Shared letters: aenor. Private to "encantaron": ct. Private to "engañaron": gñ.
"encantaron" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "engañaron" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- encantaron ← ecnantaron · enacntaron · encanatron · encanntaron · encantaorn · encantarno · encantaronn · encantarron
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "encantaron" and "engañaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "encantaron" or "engañaron"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "encantaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "engañaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,427 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encantaron" and "engañaron" 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 #32,427 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.