entendéisvsentiendesTell them apart

Which to use

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

#40,288
“entendéis” frequency rank
#7,155
“entiendes” frequency rank
47443
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entendéis entiendes
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de entender o de entenderse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de entender o de entenderse.

Where the eye mixes entendéis and entiendes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. entendéis (VCCVCCVVC) and entiendes (VCCVVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

9 ch
entendéis
9 ch
entiendes

Look-alike desk: entendéis vs entiendes

A purely visual mix-up. entendéis ([ẽn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ejs]) and entiendes ([ẽn̪ˈt̪jẽn̪d̪es]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47443, 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]. entiendes is at rank #7,155, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪ˈt̪jẽn̪d̪es].

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 47443, this pair ranks #120,020 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of entendéis vs entiendes

Shared letters: deinst. Private to "entendéis": é. Private to "entiendes": -.

"entendéis" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC  ·  "entiendes" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entiendesenitendes · enntiendes · enteindes · entiednes · entienddes · entiendess · entiendse · entieneds

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "entendéis" for "entiendes" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ẽn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ejs] versus [ẽn̪ˈt̪jẽn̪d̪es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "entendéis" vs "entiendes" - which ranks higher?
"entiendes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,155 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

Eye-level mix-up between "entendéis" and "entiendes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "entendéis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "entiendes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #120,020 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entendéis" and "entiendes" 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 #120,020 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