Which to use
“envían” and “envíen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,812
- “envían” frequency rank
- #15,361
- “envíen” frequency rank
- 25173
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | envían | envíen |
|---|---|---|
| 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 presente de subjuntivo de enviar. |
Where the eye mixes envían and envíen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. envían and envíen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses envían with envíen
A purely visual mix-up. envían ([ẽmˈbiãn]) and envíen ([ẽmˈbiẽn]) 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 a single letter - a in “envían” becomes e in “envíen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25173, 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]. envíen is at rank #15,361, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽmˈbiẽn].
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 25173, this pair ranks #237,654 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of envían vs envíen
Shared letters: enví. Private to "envían": a. Private to "envíen": -.
"envían" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "envíen" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "envían" and "envíen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "envían" or "envíen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "envían" and "envíen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "envían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "envíen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #237,654 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "envían" and "envíen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "envés vs envíen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #237,654 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.