Which to use
“enamorar” and “enamoré” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,712
- “enamorar” frequency rank
- #17,956
- “enamoré” frequency rank
- 37668
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enamorar | enamoré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Provocar el sentimiento del amor en alguien. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de enamorar o de enamorarse. |
Where the eye mixes enamorar and enamoré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. enamorar runs 8 letters (VCVCVCVC) against enamoré's 7 (VCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses enamorar with enamoré
A purely visual mix-up. enamorar ([enamoˈɾaɾ]) and enamoré ([enamoˈɾe]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37668, 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]. enamoré is at rank #17,956, tagged as averb, pronounced [enamoˈɾe].
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 37668, this pair ranks #174,100 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enamorar vs enamoré
Shared letters: aemnor. Private to "enamorar": -. Private to "enamoré": é.
"enamorar" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "enamoré" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- enamorar ← eanmorar · enammorar · enamoarr · enamorarr · enamorra · enamorrar · enamroar · enaomrar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "enamorar" for "enamoré" ever safe?
Frequency check: "enamorar" vs "enamoré" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "enamorar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enamoré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #174,100 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enamorar" and "enamoré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enamorar vs enamoraron". 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 #174,100 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.