Which to use
“enfermas” is a verb and “enfermeras” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,526
- “enfermas” frequency rank
- #11,039
- “enfermeras” frequency rank
- 29565
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enfermas | enfermeras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de enfermar. | Forma del plural de enfermera. |
Where the eye mixes enfermas and enfermeras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. enfermas runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against enfermeras's 10 (VCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between enfermas and enfermeras
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: enfermas is [ẽɱˈfeɾmas] while enfermeras is [ẽɱfeɾˈmeɾas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29565, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enfermas is recorded at frequency rank #18,526, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽɱˈfeɾmas]. enfermeras is at rank #11,039, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ẽɱfeɾˈmeɾas].
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 29565, this pair ranks #216,372 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enfermas vs enfermeras
Shared letters: aefmnrs. Private to "enfermas": -. Private to "enfermeras": -.
"enfermas" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "enfermeras" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- enfermas ← efnermas · enefrmas · enfemras · enferams · enfermass · enfermmas · enfermsa · enferrmas
- enfermeras ← efnermeras · enefrmeras · enfemreras · enferemras · enfermears · enfermerass · enfermerras · enfermersa
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "enfermas" and "enfermeras" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "enfermas" or "enfermeras"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "enfermas" and "enfermeras" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "enfermas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enfermeras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #216,372 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enfermas" and "enfermeras" 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 #216,372 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.