Which to use
“enemigas” and “enemigo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,425
- “enemigas” frequency rank
- #1,848
- “enemigo” frequency rank
- 19273
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enemigas | enemigo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de enemigo. | Contrario, adverso, que se muestra completamente diferente. |
Where the eye mixes enemigas and enemigo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. enemigas runs 8 letters (VCVCVCVC) against enemigo's 7 (VCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses enemigas with enemigo
A purely visual mix-up. enemigas ([eneˈmiɣ̞as]) and enemigo ([eneˈmiɣ̞o]) 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 19273, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enemigas is recorded at frequency rank #17,425, classified as anadj, pronounced [eneˈmiɣ̞as]. enemigo is at rank #1,848, tagged as anadj, pronounced [eneˈmiɣ̞o].
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 19273, this pair ranks #264,462 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of enemigas vs enemigo
Shared letters: egimn. Private to "enemigas": as. Private to "enemigo": o.
"enemigas" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "enemigo" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "enemigas" for "enemigo" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "enemigas" or "enemigo" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "enemigas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enemigo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #264,462 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enemigas" and "enemigo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "endémicas vs enemigas". 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 #264,462 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.