enemigo

/[eneˈmiɣ̞o]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,848

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

enemigo is anSpanishadj. It means: Contrario, adverso, que se muestra completamente diferente. Pronounced [eneˈmiɣ̞o]. It ranks #1,848 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with enemigos and enemiga.

Key facts for enemigo
PropertyValue
Headwordenemigo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[eneˈmiɣ̞o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,848
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of enemigo in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for enemigo is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [eneˈmiɣ̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,848 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for enemigo, with forms such as "eenmigo", "eneimgo", and "enemgio". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "enemigos", "enemiga", "enemigas", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is enemigo, spelled E-N-E-M-I-G-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Contrario, adverso, que se muestra completamente diferente.
  2. 2
    Dicho de una persona o de un país: rivales en una guerra.

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eenmigo,eneimgo,enemgio,enemiggo,enemiog,enemmigo,enmeigo,ennemigo,neemigo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for enemigo

Misspelling Variants of "enemigo"

eenmigo7eneimgo7enemgio7enemiggo8enemiog7enemmigo8enmeigo7ennemigo8
Misspelling Variants of "enemigo"

Frequency rank: #1,848 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "enemigo"?
"enemigo" is spelled E-N-E-M-I-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [eneˈmiɣ̞o].
What does "enemigo" mean?
As an adj, "enemigo" means: Contrario, adverso, que se muestra completamente diferente.
What words are commonly confused with "enemigo"?
"enemigo" is commonly confused with "enemigos", "enemiga", "enemigas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "enemigo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enemigo" is [eneˈmiɣ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enemigo" come from?
"enemigo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.