Which to use
“engañar” and “engañes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,827
- “engañar” frequency rank
- #39,728
- “engañes” frequency rank
- 45555
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | engañar | engañes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Llevar deliberadamente a alguno a creer lo que no es cierto. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de engañar. |
Where the eye mixes engañar and engañes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. engañar and engañes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: engañar vs engañes
A purely visual mix-up. engañar ([ẽŋgaˈɲaɾ]) 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 45555, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
engañar is recorded at frequency rank #5,827, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽŋgaˈɲaɾ]. 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 45555, this pair ranks #130,796 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of engañar vs engañes
Shared letters: aegnñ. Private to "engañar": r. Private to "engañes": s.
"engañar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "engañes" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "engañar" for "engañes" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "engañar" or "engañes" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "engañar" 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 #130,796 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "engañar" and "engañes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "engañemos vs engañes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #130,796 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.