Which to use
“enmity” and “entity” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,530
- “enmity” frequency rank
- #5,880
- “entity” frequency rank
- 34410
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enmity | entity |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The quality of being an enemy; a hostile or unfriendly disposition. | That which has a distinct existence as an individual unit, often used for organizations which have no physical form. |
Where the eye mixes enmity and entity
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between enmity and entity
A purely visual mix-up. enmity (/ˈɛn.mɪ.ti/) and entity (/ˈɛn.tɪ.ti/) 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 a single letter - m in “enmity” becomes t in “entity”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34410, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enmity is recorded at frequency rank #28,530, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɛn.mɪ.ti/. entity is at rank #5,880, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɛn.tɪ.ti/.
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 34410, this pair ranks #321,029 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enmity vs entity
Shared letters: einty. Private to "enmity": m. Private to "entity": -.
"enmity" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "entity" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "enmity" for "entity" ever safe?
Frequency check: "enmity" vs "entity" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "enmity" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entity" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #321,029 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enmity" and "entity" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enmity vs enormity". 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 #321,029 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.