Which to use
“enfría” is a verb and “envía” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,190
- “enfría” frequency rank
- #4,420
- “envía” frequency rank
- 33610
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enfría | envía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de enfriar o de enfriarse. | Envidia. |
Where the eye mixes enfría and envía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. enfría runs 6 letters (VCCCVV) against envía's 5 (VCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: enfría vs envía
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: enfría is [ẽɱˈfɾia] while envía is [ẽmˈbia]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33610, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enfría is recorded at frequency rank #29,190, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽɱˈfɾia]. envía is at rank #4,420, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ẽmˈbia].
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 33610, this pair ranks #195,874 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enfría vs envía
Shared letters: aení. Private to "enfría": fr. Private to "envía": v.
"enfría" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVV · "envía" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "enfría" for "envía" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "enfría" or "envía" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "enfría" and "envía" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "enfría" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "envía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #195,874 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enfría" and "envía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enfría vs enfriado". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #195,874 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.