# enclosing vs encoding

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### enclosing
*noun · frequency rank #35,279*
That which encloses.

### encoding
*noun · IPA /ɪnˈkoʊdɪŋ/ · frequency rank #17,608*
The way in which symbols are mapped onto bytes, e.g. in the rendering of a particular font, or in the mapping from keyboard input into visual text.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/enclosing-vs-encoding