Which to use
“enseñas” is a noun and “enseñé” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,623
- “enseñas” frequency rank
- #38,676
- “enseñé” frequency rank
- 64299
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enseñas | enseñé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de enseña. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de enseñar o de enseñarse. |
Where the eye mixes enseñas and enseñé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. enseñas runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against enseñé's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses enseñas with enseñé
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: enseñas is [ẽnˈseɲas] while enseñé is [ẽnseˈɲe]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64299, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enseñas is recorded at frequency rank #25,623, classified as anoun, pronounced [ẽnˈseɲas]. enseñé is at rank #38,676, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽnseˈɲe].
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 64299, this pair ranks #46,009 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of enseñas vs enseñé
Shared letters: ensñ. Private to "enseñas": a. Private to "enseñé": é.
"enseñas" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "enseñé" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "enseñas" and "enseñé" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "enseñas" vs "enseñé" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "enseñas" and "enseñé" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "enseñas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enseñé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,009 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enseñas" and "enseñé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enseñaré vs enseñé". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #46,009 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.