Which to use
“envíen” and “eviten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,361
- “envíen” frequency rank
- #24,863
- “eviten” frequency rank
- 40224
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | envíen | eviten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de enviar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de evitar. |
Where the eye mixes envíen and eviten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses envíen with eviten
A purely visual mix-up. envíen ([ẽmˈbiẽn]) and eviten ([eˈβ̞it̪ẽn]) 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 40224, 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]. eviten is at rank #24,863, tagged as averb, pronounced [eˈβ̞it̪ẽn].
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 40224, this pair ranks #160,223 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of envíen vs eviten
Shared letters: env. Private to "envíen": í. Private to "eviten": it.
"envíen" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "eviten" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eviten ← ebiten · eivten · evietn · evitenn · evitne · evitten · evtien · evviten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "envíen" for "eviten" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "envíen" or "eviten" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "envíen" and "eviten" 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 "eviten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #160,223 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "envíen" and "eviten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "evitas vs eviten". 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 #160,223 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.