Which to use
“encendió” and “enciendo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,422
- “encendió” frequency rank
- #45,291
- “enciendo” frequency rank
- 62713
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encendió | enciendo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de encender o de encenderse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de encender o de encenderse. |
Where the eye mixes encendió and enciendo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. encendió (VCCVCCVV) and enciendo (VCCVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses encendió with enciendo
A purely visual mix-up. encendió ([ẽnsẽn̪ˈd̪jo]) and enciendo ([ẽnˈsjẽn̪d̪o]) 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 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62713, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encendió is recorded at frequency rank #17,422, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽnsẽn̪ˈd̪jo]. enciendo is at rank #45,291, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽnˈsjẽn̪d̪o].
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 62713, this pair ranks #51,091 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of encendió vs enciendo
Shared letters: cdein. Private to "encendió": ó. Private to "enciendo": o.
"encendió" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "enciendo" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- enciendo ← ecniendo · encciendo · enceindo · enciedno · encienddo · encienndo · encienod · encinedo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "encendió" and "enciendo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "encendió" vs "enciendo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "encendió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enciendo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,091 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encendió" and "enciendo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encienda vs enciendo". 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 #51,091 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.