Which to use
“engañes” is a verb and “engaños” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,728
- “engañes” frequency rank
- #17,126
- “engaños” frequency rank
- 56854
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | engañes | engaños |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de engañar. | Forma del plural de engaño. |
Where the eye mixes engañes and engaños
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. engañes and engaños follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: engañes vs engaños
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: engañes is [ẽŋˈgaɲes] while engaños is [ẽŋˈgaɲos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “engañes” becomes o in “engaños”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56854, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
engañes is recorded at frequency rank #39,728, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽŋˈgaɲes]. 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 56854, this pair ranks #72,845 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of engañes vs engaños
Shared letters: aegnsñ. Private to "engañes": -. Private to "engaños": o.
"engañes" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "engaños" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "engañes" and "engaños" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "engañes" or "engaños"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "engañes" 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 #72,845 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "engañes" and "engaños" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "engañemos vs engañes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #72,845 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.