Which to use
“envase” is a noun and “envié” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,528
- “envase” frequency rank
- #17,689
- “envié” frequency rank
- 36217
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | envase | envié |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Recipiente o vaso en el que se conservan y transportan cosas. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de enviar. |
Where the eye mixes envase and envié
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: envase vs envié
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: envase is [ẽmˈbase] while envié is [ẽmˈbje]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36217, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
envase is recorded at frequency rank #18,528, classified as anoun, pronounced [ẽmˈbase]. envié is at rank #17,689, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽmˈbje].
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 36217, this pair ranks #181,811 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of envase vs envié
Shared letters: env. Private to "envase": as. Private to "envié": ié.
"envase" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "envié" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- envase ← enavse · enbase · ennvase · envace · envaes · envsae · envvase · evnase
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "envase" for "envié" ever safe?
Frequency check: "envase" vs "envié" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "envase" and "envié" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "envase" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "envié" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #181,811 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "envase" and "envié" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entrase vs envase". 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 #181,811 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.