Which to use
“envía” is a noun and “envíen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,420
- “envía” frequency rank
- #15,361
- “envíen” frequency rank
- 19781
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | envía | envíen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Envidia. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de enviar. |
Where the eye mixes envía and envíen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. envía runs 5 letters (VCCVV) against envíen'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 envíen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: envía is [ẽmˈbia] while envíen is [ẽmˈbiẽn]. 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 19781, 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]. envíen is at rank #15,361, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽmˈbiẽn].
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 19781, this pair ranks #262,231 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of envía vs envíen
Shared letters: enví. Private to "envía": a. Private to "envíen": -.
"envía" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV · "envíen" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "envía" and "envíen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "envía" or "envíen"?
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 "envíen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #262,231 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "envía" and "envíen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "envés vs envíen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #262,231 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.