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“encienda” and “encierra” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,330
- “encienda” frequency rank
- #18,525
- “encierra” frequency rank
- 59855
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encienda | encierra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de encender o de encenderse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de encerrar. |
Where the eye mixes encienda and encierra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. encienda and encierra follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: encienda vs encierra
A purely visual mix-up. encienda ([ẽnˈsjẽn̪d̪a]) and encierra ([ẽnˈsjera]) 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 59855, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encienda is recorded at frequency rank #41,330, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽnˈsjẽn̪d̪a]. encierra is at rank #18,525, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽnˈsjera].
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 59855, this pair ranks #61,094 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of encienda vs encierra
Shared letters: acein. Private to "encienda": d. Private to "encierra": r.
"encienda" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCCV · "encierra" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "encienda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "encierra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,094 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encienda" and "encierra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encienda vs enciendo". 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 #61,094 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.