Which to use
“envía” is a noun and “envías” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,420
- “envía” frequency rank
- #28,749
- “envías” frequency rank
- 33169
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | envía | envías |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Envidia. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de enviar. |
Where the eye mixes envía and envías
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. envía runs 5 letters (VCCVV) against envías's 6 (VCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses envía with envías
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: envía is [ẽmˈbia] while envías is [ẽmˈbias]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “envía” sits inside “envías”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33169, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
envía is recorded at frequency rank #4,420, classified as anoun, pronounced [ẽmˈbia]. envías is at rank #28,749, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽmˈbias].
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 33169, this pair ranks #198,239 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of envía vs envías
Shared letters: aenví. Private to "envía": -. Private to "envías": s.
"envía" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV · "envías" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "envía" for "envías" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "envía" or "envías" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "envía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "envías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #198,239 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "envía" and "envías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "envés vs envías". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #198,239 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.