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

#34,567
“enfurece” frequency rank
#38,086
“enfureció” frequency rank
72653
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature enfurece enfureció
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de enfurecer o de enfurecerse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de enfurecer o de enfurecerse.

Where the eye mixes enfurece and enfureció

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. enfurece runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against enfureció's 9 (VCCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
enfurece
9 ch
enfureció

Why the eye confuses enfurece with enfureció

A purely visual mix-up. enfurece ([ẽɱfuˈɾese]) and enfureció ([ẽɱfuɾeˈsjo]) 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 72653, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

enfurece is recorded at frequency rank #34,567, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽɱfuˈɾese]. enfureció is at rank #38,086, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽɱfuɾeˈsjo].

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 72653, this pair ranks #24,930 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of enfurece vs enfureció

Shared letters: cefnru. Private to "enfurece": -. Private to "enfureció": ió.

"enfurece" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV  ·  "enfureció" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • enfurece ← efnurece · enffurece · enfruece · enfuerce · enfurcee · enfurecce · enfureec · enfurese

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "enfurece" and "enfureció" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ẽɱfuˈɾese] versus [ẽɱfuɾeˈsjo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "enfurece" or "enfureció"?
"enfurece" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,567 in our Spanish list, against #38,086 for "enfureció". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "enfurece" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "enfureció" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #24,930 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "enfurece" and "enfureció" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encarece vs enfurece". 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 #24,930 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