Which to use
“enemigas” and “enemigos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,425
- “enemigas” frequency rank
- #2,446
- “enemigos” frequency rank
- 19871
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enemigas | enemigos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de enemigo. | Forma del plural de enemigo. |
Where the eye mixes enemigas and enemigos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. enemigas and enemigos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses enemigas with enemigos
A purely visual mix-up. enemigas ([eneˈmiɣ̞as]) 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 a single letter - a in “enemigas” becomes o in “enemigos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19871, 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]. 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 19871, this pair ranks #261,847 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of enemigas vs enemigos
Shared letters: egimns. Private to "enemigas": a. Private to "enemigos": o.
"enemigas" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "enemigos" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "enemigas" and "enemigos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "enemigas" vs "enemigos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "enemigas" and "enemigos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "enemigas" 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 #261,847 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enemigas" and "enemigos" 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 #261,847 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.