Which to use
“envíen” is a verb and “envíos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,361
- “envíen” frequency rank
- #12,596
- “envíos” frequency rank
- 27957
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | envíen | envíos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de enviar. | Forma del plural de envío. |
Where the eye mixes envíen and envíos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. envíen and envíos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: envíen vs envíos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: envíen is [ẽmˈbiẽn] while envíos is [ẽmˈbios]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27957, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
envíen is recorded at frequency rank #15,361, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽmˈbiẽn]. envíos is at rank #12,596, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ẽmˈbios].
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 27957, this pair ranks #224,351 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of envíen vs envíos
Shared letters: enví. Private to "envíen": -. Private to "envíos": os.
"envíen" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "envíos" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "envíen" and "envíos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "envíen" or "envíos" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "envíen" and "envíos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "envíen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "envíos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #224,351 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "envíen" and "envíos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "envés vs envíen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #224,351 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.