Which to use
“envían” and “enviaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,812
- “envían” frequency rank
- #7,993
- “enviaron” frequency rank
- 17805
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | envían | enviaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de enviar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de enviar. |
Where the eye mixes envían and enviaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. envían runs 6 letters (VCCVVC) against enviaron's 8 (VCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses envían with enviaron
A purely visual mix-up. envían ([ẽmˈbiãn]) and enviaron ([ẽmˈbjaɾõn]) 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 17805, 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]. enviaron is at rank #7,993, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽmˈbjaɾõn].
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 17805, this pair ranks #270,619 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of envían vs enviaron
Shared letters: aenv. Private to "envían": í. Private to "enviaron": ior.
"envían" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "enviaron" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- enviaron ← enbiaron · enivaron · ennviaron · envairon · enviaorn · enviarno · enviaronn · enviarron
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "envían" and "enviaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "envían" or "enviaron" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "envían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enviaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #270,619 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "envían" and "enviaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enviaron vs evitaron". 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 #270,619 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.