Which to use
“encantar” is a verb and “encantos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,236
- “encantar” frequency rank
- #20,975
- “encantos” frequency rank
- 39211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encantar | encantos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | En los cuentos para niños y en algunos mitos, someter a una persona a poderes mágicos malignos. | Forma del plural de encanto. |
Where the eye mixes encantar and encantos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. encantar and encantos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between encantar and encantos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: encantar is [ẽŋkãn̪ˈt̪aɾ] while encantos is [ẽŋˈkãn̪t̪os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encantar is recorded at frequency rank #18,236, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽŋkãn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. encantos is at rank #20,975, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ẽŋˈkãn̪t̪os].
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 39211, this pair ranks #165,807 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of encantar vs encantos
Shared letters: acent. Private to "encantar": r. Private to "encantos": os.
"encantar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "encantos" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "encantar" for "encantos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "encantar" or "encantos"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "encantar" and "encantos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "encantar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "encantos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #165,807 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encantar" and "encantos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encantar vs encauzar". 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 #165,807 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.