envíovsevoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#4,331
“envío” frequency rank
#8,659
“evo” frequency rank
12990
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature envío evo
Definition Cantidad de material, mercancía, dinero, etc. que se traslada por algún medio de una posición inicial a una posición final. Duración eterna

Where the eye mixes envío and evo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
envío
3 ch
evo

Visual trap between envío and evo

A purely visual mix-up. envío ([ẽmˈbio]) and evo ([ˈeβ̞o]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12990, 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]. evo is at rank #8,659, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈeβ̞o].

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 12990, this pair ranks #289,544 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of envío vs evo

Shared letters: eov. Private to "envío": . Private to "evo": -.

"envío" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV  ·  "evo" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "envío" for "evo" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ẽmˈbio] versus [ˈeβ̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "envío" or "evo"?
"envío" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,331 in our Spanish list, against #8,659 for "evo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "envío" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "evo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #289,544 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "envío" and "evo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "EPL vs evo". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #289,544 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