Which to use
“enviaba” and “envían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,396
- “enviaba” frequency rank
- #9,812
- “envían” frequency rank
- 33208
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enviaba | envían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de enviar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de enviar. |
Where the eye mixes enviaba and envían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. enviaba runs 7 letters (VCCVVCV) against envían's 6 (VCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: enviaba vs envían
A purely visual mix-up. enviaba ([ẽmˈbjaβ̞a]) and envían ([ẽmˈbiãn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33208, 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]. envían is at rank #9,812, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽmˈbiãn].
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 33208, this pair ranks #198,027 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enviaba vs envían
Shared letters: aenv. Private to "enviaba": bi. Private to "envían": í.
"enviaba" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV · "envían" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- enviaba ← enbiaba · enivaba · ennviaba · envaiba · enviaab · enviabba · enviava · envibaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "enviaba" for "envían" ever safe?
Which is more common, "enviaba" or "envían"?
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 "enviaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "envían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #198,027 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enviaba" and "envían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enviaba vs evitaba". 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 #198,027 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.