Which to use
“envidia” is a noun and “envidias” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,295
- “envidia” frequency rank
- #44,166
- “envidias” frequency rank
- 50461
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | envidia | envidias |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Infelicidad causada por el bienestar, éxito, posesiones etc. de otro. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de envidiar. |
Where the eye mixes envidia and envidias
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: envidia vs envidias
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: envidia is [ẽmˈbið̞ja] while envidias is [ẽmˈbið̞jas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “envidia” sits inside “envidias”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50461, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
envidia is recorded at frequency rank #6,295, classified as anoun, pronounced [ẽmˈbið̞ja]. envidias is at rank #44,166, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽmˈbið̞jas].
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 50461, this pair ranks #103,087 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of envidia vs envidias
Shared letters: adeinv. Private to "envidia": -. Private to "envidias": s.
"envidia" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "envidias" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "envidia" and "envidias" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "envidia" or "envidias"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "envidia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "envidias" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #103,087 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "envidia" and "envidias" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "envidias vs envidioso". 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 #103,087 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.