Which to use
“influir” and “influye” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,306
- “influir” frequency rank
- #11,068
- “influye” frequency rank
- 20374
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | influir | influye |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Alterar o cambiar la forma de pensar o actuar de una persona o cosa. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de influir. |
Where the eye mixes influir and influye
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. influir (VCCCVVC) and influye (VCCCVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses influir with influye
A purely visual mix-up. influir ([ĩɱˈflwiɾ]) and influye ([ĩɱˈfluʝe]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20374, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
influir is recorded at frequency rank #9,306, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩɱˈflwiɾ]. influye is at rank #11,068, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩɱˈfluʝe].
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 20374, this pair ranks #259,618 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of influir vs influye
Shared letters: filnu. Private to "influir": r. Private to "influye": ey.
"influir" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVC · "influye" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "influir" for "influye" ever safe?
Frequency check: "influir" vs "influye" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "influir" and "influye" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "influir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "influye" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #259,618 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "influir" and "influye" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "influir vs intuir". 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 #259,618 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.