Which to use
“engaña” and “engañes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,587
- “engaña” frequency rank
- #39,728
- “engañes” frequency rank
- 54315
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | engaña | engañes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de engañar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de engañar. |
Where the eye mixes engaña and engañes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. engaña runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against engañes's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: engaña vs engañes
A purely visual mix-up. engaña ([ẽŋˈgaɲa]) and engañes ([ẽŋˈgaɲes]) 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 54315, 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]. engañes is at rank #39,728, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽŋˈgaɲes].
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 54315, this pair ranks #83,888 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of engaña vs engañes
Shared letters: aegnñ. Private to "engaña": -. Private to "engañes": s.
"engaña" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "engañes" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "engaña" and "engañes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "engaña" or "engañes" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "engañes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #83,888 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "engaña" and "engañes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "engañemos vs engañes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #83,888 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.