Which to use
“enfermos” is an adjective and “enteramos” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,995
- “enfermos” frequency rank
- #16,836
- “enteramos” frequency rank
- 21831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enfermos | enteramos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de enfermo. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de enterar o de enterarse. |
Where the eye mixes enfermos and enteramos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. enfermos runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against enteramos's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: enfermos vs enteramos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: enfermos is [ẽɱˈfeɾmos] while enteramos is [ẽn̪t̪eˈɾamos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21831, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enfermos is recorded at frequency rank #4,995, classified as anadj, pronounced [ẽɱˈfeɾmos]. enteramos is at rank #16,836, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪t̪eˈɾamos].
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 21831, this pair ranks #253,151 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of enfermos vs enteramos
Shared letters: emnors. Private to "enfermos": f. Private to "enteramos": at.
"enfermos" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "enteramos" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "enfermos" for "enteramos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "enfermos" vs "enteramos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "enfermos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enteramos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #253,151 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enfermos" and "enteramos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enterados vs enteramos". 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 #253,151 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.