Which to use
“envían” and “enviara” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,812
- “envían” frequency rank
- #28,358
- “enviara” frequency rank
- 38170
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | envían | enviara |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de enviar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de enviar. |
Where the eye mixes envían and enviara
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. envían runs 6 letters (VCCVVC) against enviara's 7 (VCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: envían vs enviara
A purely visual mix-up. envían ([ẽmˈbiãn]) and enviara ([ẽmˈbjaɾa]) 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 38170, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
envían is recorded at frequency rank #9,812, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽmˈbiãn]. enviara is at rank #28,358, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽmˈbjaɾa].
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 38170, this pair ranks #171,464 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of envían vs enviara
Shared letters: aenv. Private to "envían": í. Private to "enviara": ir.
"envían" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "enviara" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- enviara ← enbiara · enivara · ennviara · envaira · enviaar · enviarra · enviraa · envviara
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "envían" for "enviara" ever safe?
Which is more common, "envían" or "enviara"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "envían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enviara" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #171,464 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "envían" and "enviara" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enviara vs enviaría". 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 #171,464 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.