entendéisvsentendemosTell them apart

Which to use

“entendéis” and “entendemos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#40,288
“entendéis” frequency rank
#6,398
“entendemos” frequency rank
46686
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entendéis entendemos
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de entender o de entenderse. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de entender o de entenderse.

Where the eye mixes entendéis and entendemos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. entendéis runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVVC) against entendemos's 10 (VCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
entendéis
10 ch
entendemos

Visual trap between entendéis and entendemos

A purely visual mix-up. entendéis ([ẽn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ejs]) and entendemos ([ẽn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪emos]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46686, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

entendéis is recorded at frequency rank #40,288, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ejs]. entendemos is at rank #6,398, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪emos].

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 46686, this pair ranks #124,354 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of entendéis vs entendemos

Shared letters: denst. Private to "entendéis": . Private to "entendemos": mo.

"entendéis" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC  ·  "entendemos" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entendemosenetndemos · enntendemos · entednemos · entenddemos · entendemmos · entendemoss · entendemso · entendeoms

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "entendéis" and "entendemos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ẽn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ejs] versus [ẽn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪emos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "entendéis" or "entendemos" show up more?
"entendemos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,398 in our Spanish list, against #40,288 for "entendéis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "entendéis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "entendemos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #124,354 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entendéis" and "entendemos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entendéis vs entendés". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #124,354 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list