Which to use
“encara” and “engaña” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,573
- “encara” frequency rank
- #14,587
- “engaña” frequency rank
- 48160
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encara | engaña |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de encarar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de engañar. |
Where the eye mixes encara and engaña
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. encara and engaña follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: encara vs engaña
A purely visual mix-up. encara ([ẽŋˈkaɾa]) and engaña ([ẽŋˈgaɲa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48160, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encara is recorded at frequency rank #33,573, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽŋˈkaɾa]. engaña is at rank #14,587, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽŋˈgaɲa].
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 48160, this pair ranks #116,025 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of encara vs engaña
Shared letters: aen. Private to "encara": cr. Private to "engaña": gñ.
"encara" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "engaña" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- encara ← ecnara · enacra · encaar · enccara · encraa · enncara · necara
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "encara" and "engaña" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "encara" or "engaña"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "encara" and "engaña" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "encara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "engaña" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #116,025 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encara" and "engaña" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encara vs encarnar". 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 #116,025 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.