Which to use
“encarece” and “endurece” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,374
- “encarece” frequency rank
- #41,332
- “endurece” frequency rank
- 89706
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encarece | endurece |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de encarecer o de encarecerse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de endurecer o de endurecerse. |
Where the eye mixes encarece and endurece
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. encarece and endurece follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses encarece with endurece
A purely visual mix-up. encarece ([ẽŋkaˈɾese]) and endurece ([ẽn̪d̪uˈɾese]) 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 89706, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encarece is recorded at frequency rank #48,374, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽŋkaˈɾese]. endurece is at rank #41,332, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪d̪uˈɾese].
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 89706, this pair ranks #2,959 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of encarece vs endurece
Shared letters: cenr. Private to "encarece": a. Private to "endurece": du.
"encarece" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "endurece" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "encarece" and "endurece" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "encarece" or "endurece"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "encarece" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "endurece" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,959 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encarece" and "endurece" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encarece vs enfurece". 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 #2,959 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.