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“enferma” and “enfermos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,994
- “enferma” frequency rank
- #4,995
- “enfermos” frequency rank
- 9989
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enferma | enfermos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino singular de enfermo. | Forma del plural de enfermo. |
Where the eye mixes enferma and enfermos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. enferma runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against enfermos's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: enferma vs enfermos
A purely visual mix-up. enferma ([ẽɱˈfeɾma]) and enfermos ([ẽɱˈfeɾmos]) 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 9989, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enferma is recorded at frequency rank #4,994, classified as anadj, pronounced [ẽɱˈfeɾma]. enfermos is at rank #4,995, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ẽɱˈfeɾmos].
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 9989, this pair ranks #300,173 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of enferma vs enfermos
Shared letters: efmnr. Private to "enferma": a. Private to "enfermos": os.
"enferma" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "enfermos" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "enferma" and "enfermos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "enferma" or "enfermos" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "enferma" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enfermos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #300,173 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enferma" and "enfermos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enferman vs enfermos". 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 #300,173 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.