enemy

/ˈɛn.ə.mi/

//ˈɛn.ə.mi// noun

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The verdict

“enemy” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #66,115 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,115
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Enemigo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-enemy · enemy · Spanish

enemy · rank #66,115 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,115
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH enebro

Nearest frequency peer: enebro (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “enemy”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “enemy” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for enemy
PropertyValue
Headwordenemy
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɛn.ə.mi/
Letters5
Frequency rank#66,115
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “enemy” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).enemycae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “enebro” (#66,114), “enfoquen” (#66,116), “endógeno” (#66,113). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “enemy” va en #66,115. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

enemy is uncommon Spanish at frequency #66,115 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɛn.ə.mi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for enemy, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is enemy, spelled E-N-E-M-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Enemigo.
  2. 2
    Adversario, oponente.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how enemy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "enemy"?
"enemy" is spelled E-N-E-M-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɛn.ə.mi/.
What does "enemy" mean?
As a noun, "enemy" means: Enemigo.
How do you pronounce "enemy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enemy" is /ˈɛn.ə.mi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enemy" come from?
"enemy" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "enemy", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

drugs#66,091ethos#66,145halen#66,210copón#66,015

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list