enfermas

[ẽɱˈfeɾmas]

/[ẽɱˈfeɾmas]/ verb

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The verdict

“enfermas” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,526. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,526
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de enfermar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-enfermas · enfermas · Spanish

enfermas · rank #18,526 · 12 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,526
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH encierra

Nearest frequency peer: encierra (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “enfermas”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “enfermas” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

enfermas vs enfermo
75% similar
enfermas vs enteras
75% similar
enfermas vs esferas
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for enfermas
PropertyValue
Headwordenfermas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽɱˈfeɾmas]
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,526
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “enfermas”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.enfermascae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “encierra” (#18,525), “enriquecer” (#18,527), “empanadas” (#18,524). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “enfermas” va en #18,526. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around enfermas (IPA [ẽɱˈfeɾmas]), averb. Corpus frequency is #18,526 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de enfermar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for enfermas, with forms such as "efnermas", "enefrmas", and "enfemras". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "enfermo", "enteras", "esferas", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is enfermas, spelled E-N-F-E-R-M-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de enfermar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efnermas
  • enefrmas
  • enfemras
  • enferams
  • enfermass
  • enfermmas
  • enfermsa
  • enferrmas
  • enffermas
  • enfremas
  • ennfermas
  • nefermas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of enfermas - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

efnermas2enefrmas2enfemras2enferams2enfermass1enfermmas1enfermsa2enferrmas1
Edit distance from "enfermas"

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 "enfermas"?
"enfermas" is spelled E-N-F-E-R-M-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽɱˈfeɾmas].
What does "enfermas" mean?
As a verb, "enfermas" means: Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de enfermar.
What words are commonly confused with "enfermas"?
"enfermas" is commonly confused with "enfermo", "enteras", "esferas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "enfermas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enfermas" is [ẽɱˈfeɾmas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enfermas" come from?
"enfermas" 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 "enfermas", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

encierra#18,525envuelve#18,529eruditos#18,534estática#18,539

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

faltaron12 variantsdemandan12 variantsgustando12 variantshaitianos12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list