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“enfermo” and “enfermos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,117
- “enfermo” frequency rank
- #4,995
- “enfermos” frequency rank
- 8112
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enfermo | enfermos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Afectado por algún tipo de quebranto de salud. | Forma del plural de enfermo. |
Where the eye mixes enfermo and enfermos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. enfermo 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: enfermo vs enfermos
A purely visual mix-up. enfermo ([ẽɱˈfeɾmo]) 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 extra letter(s) - “enfermo” sits inside “enfermos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8112, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enfermo is recorded at frequency rank #3,117, classified as anadj, pronounced [ẽɱˈfeɾmo]. 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 8112, this pair ranks #305,969 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of enfermo vs enfermos
Shared letters: efmnor. Private to "enfermo": -. Private to "enfermos": s.
"enfermo" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "enfermos" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "enfermo" and "enfermos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "enfermo" vs "enfermos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "enfermo" 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 #305,969 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enfermo" 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 #305,969 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.