Which to use
“enviaban” and “envían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,457
- “enviaban” frequency rank
- #9,812
- “envían” frequency rank
- 40269
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enviaban | envían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) 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 enviaban and envían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. enviaban runs 8 letters (VCCVVCVC) against envían's 6 (VCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between enviaban and envían
A purely visual mix-up. enviaban ([ẽmˈbjaβ̞ãn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40269, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enviaban is recorded at frequency rank #30,457, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽmˈbjaβ̞ãn]. 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 40269, this pair ranks #160,015 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enviaban vs envían
Shared letters: aenv. Private to "enviaban": bi. Private to "envían": í.
"enviaban" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC · "envían" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- enviaban ← enbiaban · enivaban · ennviaban · envaiban · enviaabn · enviabann · enviabban · enviabna
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "enviaban" and "envían" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "enviaban" 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 "enviaban" 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 #160,015 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enviaban" and "envían" 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 #160,015 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.