Which to use
“enemiga” and “enemigos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,843
- “enemiga” frequency rank
- #2,446
- “enemigos” frequency rank
- 18289
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enemiga | enemigos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de enemigo. | Forma del plural de enemigo. |
Where the eye mixes enemiga and enemigos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. enemiga runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against enemigos's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses enemiga with enemigos
A purely visual mix-up. enemiga ([eneˈmiɣ̞a]) and enemigos ([eneˈmiɣ̞os]) 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 18289, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enemiga is recorded at frequency rank #15,843, classified as anadj, pronounced [eneˈmiɣ̞a]. enemigos is at rank #2,446, tagged as anadj, pronounced [eneˈmiɣ̞os].
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 18289, this pair ranks #268,543 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of enemiga vs enemigos
Shared letters: egimn. Private to "enemiga": a. Private to "enemigos": os.
"enemiga" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "enemigos" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "enemiga" and "enemigos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "enemiga" or "enemigos" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "enemiga" and "enemigos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "enemiga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enemigos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #268,543 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enemiga" and "enemigos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enemiga vs enésima". 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 #268,543 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.