Which to use
“enfermar” and “enfermas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,589
- “enfermar” frequency rank
- #18,526
- “enfermas” frequency rank
- 46115
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enfermar | enfermas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Producir o causar enfermedad. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de enfermar. |
Where the eye mixes enfermar and enfermas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. enfermar and enfermas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: enfermar vs enfermas
A purely visual mix-up. enfermar ([ẽɱfeɾˈmaɾ]) 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 - r in “enfermar” becomes s in “enfermas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46115, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enfermar is recorded at frequency rank #27,589, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽɱfeɾˈmaɾ]. 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 46115, this pair ranks #127,580 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enfermar vs enfermas
Shared letters: aefmnr. Private to "enfermar": -. Private to "enfermas": s.
"enfermar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "enfermas" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "enfermar" for "enfermas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "enfermar" vs "enfermas" - which ranks higher?
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 "enfermar" 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 #127,580 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enfermar" and "enfermas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enfermar vs enfermarse". 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 #127,580 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.