enviarvsenvíasConfusable pair

Which to use

“enviar” and “envías” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,396
“enviar” frequency rank
#28,749
“envías” frequency rank
31145
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature enviar envías
Definition Hacer que algo llegue a un destino o destinatario. :*Sinónimos: mandar, encomendar. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de enviar.

Where the eye mixes enviar and envías

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. enviar and envías follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
enviar
6 ch
envías

Visual trap between enviar and envías

A purely visual mix-up. enviar ([ẽmˈbjaɾ]) and envías ([ẽmˈbias]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31145, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

enviar is recorded at frequency rank #2,396, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽmˈbjaɾ]. envías is at rank #28,749, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽmˈbias].

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 31145, this pair ranks #208,550 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of enviar vs envías

Shared letters: aenv. Private to "enviar": ir. Private to "envías": .

"enviar" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC  ·  "envías" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • enviarenbiar · enivar · ennviar · envair · enviarr · envira · envviar · evniar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "enviar" and "envías" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ẽmˈbjaɾ] versus [ẽmˈbias]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "enviar" or "envías"?
"enviar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,396 in our Spanish list, against #28,749 for "envías". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "enviar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "envías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #208,550 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "enviar" and "envías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "envés vs envías". 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 #208,550 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list