Which to use
“enviaba” and “enviaban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,396
- “enviaba” frequency rank
- #30,457
- “enviaban” frequency rank
- 53853
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enviaba | enviaban |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de enviar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de enviar. |
Where the eye mixes enviaba and enviaban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. enviaba runs 7 letters (VCCVVCV) against enviaban's 8 (VCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses enviaba with enviaban
A purely visual mix-up. enviaba ([ẽmˈbjaβ̞a]) and enviaban ([ẽmˈbjaβ̞ãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “enviaba” sits inside “enviaban”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53853, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enviaba is recorded at frequency rank #23,396, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽmˈbjaβ̞a]. enviaban is at rank #30,457, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽmˈbjaβ̞ãn].
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 53853, this pair ranks #85,930 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enviaba vs enviaban
Shared letters: abeinv. Private to "enviaba": -. Private to "enviaban": -.
"enviaba" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV · "enviaban" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "enviaba" and "enviaban" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "enviaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enviaban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #85,930 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enviaba" and "enviaban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enviaban vs enviarán". 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 #85,930 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.