Which to use
“influjo” is a noun and “influye” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,486
- “influjo” frequency rank
- #11,068
- “influye” frequency rank
- 37554
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | influjo | influye |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Capacidad de alterar la conducta o pensamientos de alguien. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de influir. |
Where the eye mixes influjo and influye
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. influjo (VCCCVCV) and influye (VCCCVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between influjo and influye
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: influjo is [ĩɱˈfluxo] while influye is [ĩɱˈfluʝe]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37554, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
influjo is recorded at frequency rank #26,486, classified as anoun, pronounced [ĩɱˈfluxo]. 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 37554, this pair ranks #174,696 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of influjo vs influye
Shared letters: filnu. Private to "influjo": jo. Private to "influye": ey.
"influjo" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "influye" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "influjo" and "influye" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "influjo" or "influye"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "influjo" and "influye" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "influjo" 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 #174,696 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "influjo" and "influye" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "influjo vs influya". 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 #174,696 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.