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Which to use

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

#7,993
“enviaron” frequency rank
#39,225
“evitaron” frequency rank
47218
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature enviaron evitaron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de enviar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de evitar.

Where the eye mixes enviaron and evitaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. enviaron (VCCVVCVC) and evitaron (VCVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
enviaron
8 ch
evitaron

Visual trap between enviaron and evitaron

A purely visual mix-up. enviaron ([ẽmˈbjaɾõn]) and evitaron ([eβ̞iˈt̪aɾõn]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47218, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

enviaron is recorded at frequency rank #7,993, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽmˈbjaɾõn]. evitaron is at rank #39,225, tagged as averb, pronounced [eβ̞iˈt̪aɾõn].

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 47218, this pair ranks #121,291 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of enviaron vs evitaron

Shared letters: aeinorv. Private to "enviaron": -. Private to "evitaron": t.

"enviaron" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC  ·  "evitaron" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • enviaron ← enbiaron · enivaron · ennviaron · envairon · enviaorn · enviarno · enviaronn · enviarron
  • evitaron ← ebitaron · eivtaron · eviatron · evitaorn · evitarno · evitaronn · evitarron · evitraon

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "enviaron" for "evitaron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ẽmˈbjaɾõn] versus [eβ̞iˈt̪aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "enviaron" or "evitaron"?
"enviaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,993 in our Spanish list, against #39,225 for "evitaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "enviaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "evitaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #121,291 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "enviaron" and "evitaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "evitaría 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 #121,291 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