Which to use
“enamorar” and “enamorarse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,712
- “enamorar” frequency rank
- #20,014
- “enamorarse” frequency rank
- 39726
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enamorar | enamorarse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Provocar el sentimiento del amor en alguien. | Prendarse de amor de una persona. |
Where the eye mixes enamorar and enamorarse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. enamorar runs 8 letters (VCVCVCVC) against enamorarse's 10 (VCVCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses enamorar with enamorarse
A purely visual mix-up. enamorar ([enamoˈɾaɾ]) and enamorarse ([enamoˈɾaɾse]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “enamorar” sits inside “enamorarse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39726, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enamorar is recorded at frequency rank #19,712, classified as averb, pronounced [enamoˈɾaɾ]. enamorarse is at rank #20,014, tagged as averb, pronounced [enamoˈɾaɾse].
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 39726, this pair ranks #162,961 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enamorar vs enamorarse
Shared letters: aemnor. Private to "enamorar": -. Private to "enamorarse": s.
"enamorar" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "enamorarse" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- enamorar ← eanmorar · enammorar · enamoarr · enamorarr · enamorra · enamorrar · enamroar · enaomrar
- enamorarse ← eanmorarse · enammorarse · enamoarrse · enamorarce · enamorares · enamorarrse · enamorarsse · enamorasre
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "enamorar" and "enamorarse" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "enamorar" or "enamorarse" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "enamorar" and "enamorarse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "enamorar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enamorarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #162,961 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enamorar" and "enamorarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enamorarse vs enamoraste". 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 #162,961 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.