enzima

[ẽnˈsima]

/[ẽnˈsima]/ noun

The verdict

“enzima” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #26,432. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,432
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Proteína fabricada por un organismo vivo, que permite acelerar reacciones químicas o hace posibles aquellas que no se producirían. Dicho de otro modo, catalizador biológico de las reacciones bioquí...

Corpus desk

Index ES-enzima · enzima · Spanish

enzima · rank #26,432 · 8 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,432
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH entrever

Nearest frequency peer: entrever (-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 “enzima”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “enzima” 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).

enzima vs estima
67% similar
enzima vs enzimas
86% similar
enzima vs envía
50% similar

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

Key facts for enzima
PropertyValue
Headwordenzima
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ẽnˈsima]
Letters6
Frequency rank#26,432
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “enzima”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).enzimacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “entrever” (#26,431), “enérgico” (#26,433), “enteren” (#26,430). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “enzima” va en #26,432. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around enzima (IPA [ẽnˈsima]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,432 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Proteína fabricada por un organismo vivo, que permite acelerar reacciones químicas o hace posibles aquellas que no se producirían. Dicho de otro modo, catalizador biológico de las reacciones bioquí...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for enzima, with forms such as "enizma", "ennzima", and "enziam". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "estima", "enzimas", "envía", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is enzima, spelled E-N-Z-I-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Proteína fabricada por un organismo vivo, que permite acelerar reacciones químicas o hace posibles aquellas que no se producirían. Dicho de otro modo, catalizador biológico de las reacciones bioquímicas del metabolismo de un ser vivo.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enizma
  • ennzima
  • enziam
  • enzimma
  • enzmia
  • enzzima
  • eznima
  • nezima

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of enzima - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

enizma2ennzima1enziam2enzimma1enzmia2enzzima1eznima2nezima2
Edit distance from "enzima"

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 "enzima"?
"enzima" is spelled E-N-Z-I-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽnˈsima].
What does "enzima" mean?
As a noun, "enzima" means: Proteína fabricada por un organismo vivo, que permite acelerar reacciones químicas o hace posibles aquellas que no se producirían. Dicho de otro modo, catalizador biológico de las reacciones bioquí...
What words are commonly confused with "enzima"?
"enzima" is commonly confused with "estima", "enzimas", "envía". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "enzima"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enzima" is [ẽnˈsima]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enzima" come from?
"enzima" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list