Which to use
“enfoque” is a noun and “Enrique” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,318
- “enfoque” frequency rank
- #2,207
- “Enrique” frequency rank
- 5525
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enfoque | Enrique |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de enfocar o enfocarse. | Nombre de pila de varón |
Where the eye mixes enfoque and Enrique
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. enfoque and Enrique follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses enfoque with Enrique
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: enfoque is [ẽɱˈfoke] while Enrique is [ẽnˈrike]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5525, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enfoque is recorded at frequency rank #3,318, classified as anoun, pronounced [ẽɱˈfoke]. Enrique is at rank #2,207, tagged as aname, pronounced [ẽnˈrike].
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 5525, this pair ranks #313,406 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of enfoque vs Enrique
Shared letters: enqu. Private to "enfoque": fo. Private to "Enrique": ir.
"enfoque" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "Enrique" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "enfoque" for "Enrique" ever safe?
Frequency check: "enfoque" vs "Enrique" - 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 "enfoque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Enrique" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #313,406 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enfoque" and "Enrique" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Enrique vs Enriqueta". 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 #313,406 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.