Which to use
“engaña” and “engañe” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,587
- “engaña” frequency rank
- #33,108
- “engañe” frequency rank
- 47695
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | engaña | engañe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de engañar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de engañar. |
Where the eye mixes engaña and engañe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. engaña and engañe follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between engaña and engañe
A purely visual mix-up. engaña ([ẽŋˈgaɲa]) and engañe ([ẽŋˈgaɲe]) 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 a single letter - a in “engaña” becomes e in “engañe”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47695, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
engaña is recorded at frequency rank #14,587, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽŋˈgaɲa]. engañe is at rank #33,108, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽŋˈgaɲe].
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 47695, this pair ranks #118,615 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of engaña vs engañe
Shared letters: aegnñ. Private to "engaña": -. Private to "engañe": -.
"engaña" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "engañe" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "engaña" and "engañe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "engaña" vs "engañe" - 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 "engaña" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "engañe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #118,615 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "engaña" and "engañe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "engañe vs engañes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #118,615 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.