Which to use
“engañen” and “engañes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,189
- “engañen” frequency rank
- #39,728
- “engañes” frequency rank
- 71917
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | engañen | engañes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de engañar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de engañar. |
Where the eye mixes engañen and engañes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. engañen and engañes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses engañen with engañes
A purely visual mix-up. engañen ([ẽŋˈgaɲẽn]) 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 a single letter - n in “engañen” becomes s in “engañes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71917, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
engañen is recorded at frequency rank #32,189, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽŋˈgaɲẽn]. 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 71917, this pair ranks #26,461 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of engañen vs engañes
Shared letters: aegnñ. Private to "engañen": -. Private to "engañes": s.
"engañen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "engañes" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "engañen" and "engañes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "engañen" vs "engañes" - which ranks higher?
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 "engañen" 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 #26,461 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "engañen" and "engañes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "engañemos vs engañes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #26,461 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.