enfocavsevocaConfusable pair

Which to use

“enfoca” and “evoca” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#16,086
“enfoca” frequency rank
#20,029
“evoca” frequency rank
36115
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature enfoca evoca
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de enfocar o de enfocarse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de evocar.

Where the eye mixes enfoca and evoca

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. enfoca runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against evoca's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
enfoca
5 ch
evoca

Look-alike desk: enfoca vs evoca

A purely visual mix-up. enfoca ([ẽɱˈfoka]) and evoca ([eˈβ̞oka]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36115, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

enfoca is recorded at frequency rank #16,086, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽɱˈfoka]. evoca is at rank #20,029, tagged as averb, pronounced [eˈβ̞oka].

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 36115, this pair ranks #182,396 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of enfoca vs evoca

Shared letters: aceo. Private to "enfoca": fn. Private to "evoca": v.

"enfoca" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "evoca" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • enfocaefnoca · enfcoa · enffoca · enfoac · enfocca · ennfoca · enofca · nefoca
  • evocaeboca · eovca · evcoa · evoac · evocca · evvoca · veoca

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "enfoca" and "evoca" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ẽɱˈfoka] versus [eˈβ̞oka]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "enfoca" or "evoca"?
"enfoca" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,086 in our Spanish list, against #20,029 for "evoca". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "enfoca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "evoca" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #182,396 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "enfoca" and "evoca" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "evoca vs evocan". 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 #182,396 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list