Which to use
“engaña” and “engañen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,587
- “engaña” frequency rank
- #32,189
- “engañen” frequency rank
- 46776
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | engaña | engañen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de engañar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de engañar. |
Where the eye mixes engaña and engañen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. engaña runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against engañen's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: engaña vs engañen
A purely visual mix-up. engaña ([ẽŋˈgaɲa]) and engañen ([ẽŋˈgaɲẽn]) 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 46776, 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]. engañen is at rank #32,189, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽŋˈgaɲẽn].
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 46776, this pair ranks #123,811 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of engaña vs engañen
Shared letters: aegnñ. Private to "engaña": -. Private to "engañen": -.
"engaña" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "engañen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "engaña" and "engañen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "engaña" or "engañen"?
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 "engañen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,811 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "engaña" and "engañen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "engañen vs engañes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #123,811 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.