Which to use
“encarece” and “enfurece” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,374
- “encarece” frequency rank
- #34,567
- “enfurece” frequency rank
- 82941
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encarece | enfurece |
|---|---|---|
| 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 enfurecer o de enfurecerse. |
Where the eye mixes encarece and enfurece
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. encarece and enfurece follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between encarece and enfurece
A purely visual mix-up. encarece ([ẽŋkaˈɾese]) and enfurece ([ẽɱfuˈɾese]) 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 82941, 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]. enfurece is at rank #34,567, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽɱfuˈɾese].
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 82941, this pair ranks #8,671 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of encarece vs enfurece
Shared letters: cenr. Private to "encarece": a. Private to "enfurece": fu.
"encarece" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "enfurece" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "encarece" for "enfurece" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "encarece" and "enfurece" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "encarece" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enfurece" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,671 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encarece" and "enfurece" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encarece vs endurece". 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 #8,671 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.