envasesvsenvésTell them apart

Quick tell: envases is a verb, envés is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“envases” is a verb and “envés” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#16,837
“envases” frequency rank
#48,379
“envés” frequency rank
65216
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature envases envés
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de envasar. Cara más basta de una tela u otro material en lámina.

Where the eye mixes envases and envés

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

7 ch
envases
5 ch
envés

Look-alike desk: envases vs envés

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: envases is [ẽmˈbases] while envés is [ẽmˈbes]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65216, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

envases is recorded at frequency rank #16,837, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽmˈbases]. envés is at rank #48,379, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ẽmˈbes].

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 65216, this pair ranks #43,306 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of envases vs envés

Shared letters: ensv. Private to "envases": a. Private to "envés": é.

"envases" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "envés" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • envasesenavses · enbases · ennvases · envaces · envaess · envasess · envasse · envasses

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "envases" and "envés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "envases" is a verb and "envés" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "envases" or "envés" show up more?
"envases" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,837 in our Spanish list, against #48,379 for "envés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "envases" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "envés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #43,306 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "envases" and "envés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "envés vs eses". 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 #43,306 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