entendéisvsentendióWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#40,288
“entendéis” frequency rank
#9,449
“entendió” frequency rank
49737
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entendéis entendió
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de entender o de entenderse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de entender o de entenderse.

Where the eye mixes entendéis and entendió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. entendéis runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVVC) against entendió's 8 (VCCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
entendéis
8 ch
entendió

Why the eye confuses entendéis with entendió

A purely visual mix-up. entendéis ([ẽn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ejs]) and entendió ([ẽn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪jo]) 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 49737, 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]. entendió is at rank #9,449, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪jo].

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 49737, this pair ranks #107,107 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of entendéis vs entendió

Shared letters: deint. Private to "entendéis": sé. Private to "entendió": ó.

"entendéis" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC  ·  "entendió" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "entendéis" and "entendió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ẽn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ejs] versus [ẽn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "entendéis" vs "entendió" - which ranks higher?
"entendió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,449 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

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "entendéis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "entendió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #107,107 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entendéis" and "entendió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entendéis vs entendés". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #107,107 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