Which to use
“envío” and “envíos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,331
- “envío” frequency rank
- #12,596
- “envíos” frequency rank
- 16927
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | envío | envíos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cantidad de material, mercancía, dinero, etc. que se traslada por algún medio de una posición inicial a una posición final. | Forma del plural de envío. |
Where the eye mixes envío and envíos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses envío with envíos
A purely visual mix-up. envío ([ẽmˈbio]) and envíos ([ẽmˈbios]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “envío” sits inside “envíos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16927, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
envío is recorded at frequency rank #4,331, classified as anoun, pronounced [ẽmˈbio]. 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 16927, this pair ranks #274,222 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of envío vs envíos
Shared letters: enoví. Private to "envío": -. Private to "envíos": s.
"envío" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV · "envíos" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "envío" for "envíos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "envío" or "envíos"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "envío" and "envíos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "envío" 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 #274,222 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "envío" and "envíos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "envés vs envíos". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #274,222 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.