embarcavsenmarcaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“embarca” and “enmarca” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#40,274
“embarca” frequency rank
#28,355
“enmarca” frequency rank
68629
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature embarca enmarca
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de embarcar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de enmarcar.

Where the eye mixes embarca and enmarca

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
embarca
7 ch
enmarca

Visual trap between embarca and enmarca

A purely visual mix-up. embarca ([ẽmˈbaɾka]) and enmarca ([ẽmˈmaɾka]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68629, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

embarca is recorded at frequency rank #40,274, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽmˈbaɾka]. enmarca is at rank #28,355, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽmˈmaɾka].

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 68629, this pair ranks #33,993 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of embarca vs enmarca

Shared letters: acemr. Private to "embarca": b. Private to "enmarca": n.

"embarca" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV  ·  "enmarca" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • embarcaebmarca · emabrca · embacra · embarac · embarcca · embarrca · embbarca · embraca
  • enmarcaemnarca · enamrca · enmacra · enmarac · enmarcca · enmarrca · enmmarca · enmraca

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "embarca" and "enmarca" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ẽmˈbaɾka] versus [ẽmˈmaɾka]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "embarca" or "enmarca"?
"enmarca" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,355 in our Spanish list, against #40,274 for "embarca". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "embarca" and "enmarca" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "embarca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "enmarca" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #33,993 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "embarca" and "enmarca" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enmarca vs enmarcan". 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 #33,993 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list