Which to use
“engañan” and “engañes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,685
- “engañan” frequency rank
- #39,728
- “engañes” frequency rank
- 57413
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | engañan | engañes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de engañar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de engañar. |
Where the eye mixes engañan and engañes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. engañan and engañes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between engañan and engañes
A purely visual mix-up. engañan ([ẽŋˈgaɲãn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57413, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
engañan is recorded at frequency rank #17,685, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽŋˈgaɲãn]. 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 57413, this pair ranks #70,599 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of engañan vs engañes
Shared letters: aegnñ. Private to "engañan": -. Private to "engañes": s.
"engañan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "engañes" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "engañan" and "engañes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "engañan" or "engañes"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "engañan" and "engañes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "engañan" 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 #70,599 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "engañan" and "engañes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "engañemos vs engañes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #70,599 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.