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

#44,252
“influya” frequency rank
#14,162
“influyen” frequency rank
58414
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature influya influyen
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de influir. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de influir.

Where the eye mixes influya and influyen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. influya runs 7 letters (VCCCVVV) against influyen's 8 (VCCCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
influya
8 ch
influyen

Look-alike desk: influya vs influyen

A purely visual mix-up. influya ([ĩɱˈfluʝa]) and influyen ([ĩɱˈfluʝẽn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58414, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

influya is recorded at frequency rank #44,252, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩɱˈfluʝa]. influyen is at rank #14,162, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩɱˈfluʝẽn].

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 58414, this pair ranks #66,506 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of influya vs influyen

Shared letters: filnuy. Private to "influya": a. Private to "influyen": e.

"influya" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVV  ·  "influyen" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • influya ← ifnluya · inffluya · inflluya · influay · influyya · inflyua · infulya · inlfuya
  • influyen ← ifnluyen · inffluyen · inflluyen · influeyn · influyenn · influyne · influyyen · inflyuen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "influya" and "influyen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ĩɱˈfluʝa] versus [ĩɱˈfluʝẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "influya" vs "influyen" - which ranks higher?
"influyen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,162 in our Spanish list, against #44,252 for "influya". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "influya" and "influyen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "influya" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "influyen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #66,506 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "influya" and "influyen" 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 #66,506 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