Which to use
“entiendan” and “entiendes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,040
- “entiendan” frequency rank
- #7,155
- “entiendes” frequency rank
- 18195
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entiendan | entiendes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de entender o de entenderse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de entender o de entenderse. |
Where the eye mixes entiendan and entiendes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. entiendan and entiendes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: entiendan vs entiendes
A purely visual mix-up. entiendan ([ẽn̪ˈt̪jẽn̪d̪ãn]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18195, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entiendan is recorded at frequency rank #11,040, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪ˈt̪jẽn̪d̪ãn]. 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 18195, this pair ranks #268,925 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entiendan vs entiendes
Shared letters: deint. Private to "entiendan": a. Private to "entiendes": s.
"entiendan" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVC · "entiendes" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "entiendan" vs "entiendes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "entiendan" 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 #268,925 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entiendan" and "entiendes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entiendan vs entiéndase". 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 #268,925 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.