Which to use
“engañe” and “engañes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,108
- “engañe” frequency rank
- #39,728
- “engañes” frequency rank
- 72836
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | engañe | engañes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de engañar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de engañar. |
Where the eye mixes engañe and engañes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. engañe 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.
Why the eye confuses engañe with engañes
A purely visual mix-up. engañe ([ẽŋˈgaɲe]) 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 extra letter(s) - “engañe” sits inside “engañes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72836, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
engañe is recorded at frequency rank #33,108, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽŋˈgaɲe]. 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 72836, this pair ranks #24,551 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of engañe vs engañes
Shared letters: aegnñ. Private to "engañe": -. Private to "engañes": s.
"engañe" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "engañes" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "engañe" and "engañes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "engañe" or "engañes"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "engañe" and "engañes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "engañe" 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 #24,551 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "engañe" and "engañes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "engañemos vs engañes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #24,551 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.