Which to use
“enferman” and “enfermas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,555
- “enferman” frequency rank
- #18,526
- “enfermas” frequency rank
- 55081
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enferman | enfermas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de enfermar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de enfermar. |
Where the eye mixes enferman and enfermas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses enferman with enfermas
A purely visual mix-up. enferman ([ẽɱˈfeɾmãn]) and enfermas ([ẽɱˈfeɾmas]) 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 - n in “enferman” becomes s in “enfermas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55081, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enferman is recorded at frequency rank #36,555, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽɱˈfeɾmãn]. enfermas is at rank #18,526, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽɱˈfeɾmas].
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 55081, this pair ranks #80,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of enferman vs enfermas
Shared letters: aefmnr. Private to "enferman": -. Private to "enfermas": s.
"enferman" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "enfermas" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "enferman" and "enfermas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "enferman" or "enfermas"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "enferman" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enfermas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #80,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enferman" and "enfermas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enfermarse vs enfermas". 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 #80,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.