entendésvsentendióConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#41,886
“entendés” frequency rank
#9,449
“entendió” frequency rank
51335
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entendés entendió
Definition Segunda persona del singular (vos) 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 entendés and entendió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. entendés (VCCVCCVC) and entendió (VCCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
entendés
8 ch
entendió

Look-alike desk: entendés vs entendió

A purely visual mix-up. entendés ([ẽn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪es]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51335, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

entendés is recorded at frequency rank #41,886, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪es]. 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 51335, this pair ranks #98,406 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of entendés vs entendió

Shared letters: dent. Private to "entendés": sé. Private to "entendió": ió.

"entendés" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC  ·  "entendió" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "entendés" and "entendió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ẽn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪es] versus [ẽn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "entendés" or "entendió"?
"entendió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,449 in our Spanish list, against #41,886 for "entendés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "entendés" 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 #98,406 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entendés" and "entendió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entendéis vs entendés". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #98,406 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