Which to use
“engaña” is a verb and “engaños” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,587
- “engaña” frequency rank
- #17,126
- “engaños” frequency rank
- 31713
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | engaña | engaños |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de engañar. | Forma del plural de engaño. |
Where the eye mixes engaña and engaños
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. engaña runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against engaños's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: engaña vs engaños
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: engaña is [ẽŋˈgaɲa] while engaños is [ẽŋˈgaɲos]. 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 31713, 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]. engaños is at rank #17,126, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ẽŋˈgaɲos].
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 31713, this pair ranks #205,695 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of engaña vs engaños
Shared letters: aegnñ. Private to "engaña": -. Private to "engaños": os.
"engaña" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "engaños" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "engaña" and "engaños" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "engaña" vs "engaños" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "engaña" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "engaños" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #205,695 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "engaña" and "engaños" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "engañemos vs engaños". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #205,695 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.