Which to use
“endurecer” and “enfurece” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,017
- “endurecer” frequency rank
- #34,567
- “enfurece” frequency rank
- 70584
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | endurecer | enfurece |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Poner dura una cosa. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de enfurecer o de enfurecerse. |
Where the eye mixes endurecer and enfurece
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. endurecer runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCVC) against enfurece's 8 (VCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses endurecer with enfurece
A purely visual mix-up. endurecer ([ẽn̪d̪uɾeˈseɾ]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70584, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
endurecer is recorded at frequency rank #36,017, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪d̪uɾeˈseɾ]. 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 70584, this pair ranks #29,356 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of endurecer vs enfurece
Shared letters: cenru. Private to "endurecer": d. Private to "enfurece": f.
"endurecer" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "enfurece" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "endurecer" for "enfurece" ever safe?
Frequency check: "endurecer" vs "enfurece" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "endurecer" and "enfurece" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "endurecer" 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 #29,356 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "endurecer" and "enfurece" 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 #29,356 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.