Which to use
“enloquecer” and “enriquecer” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,190
- “enloquecer” frequency rank
- #18,527
- “enriquecer” frequency rank
- 50717
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enloquecer | enriquecer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hacer que alguien se vuelva loco o pierda el juicio, la cordura, la razón, etc. Causar locura. | Hacer rico o más rico aumentando el dinero, bienes o cualidades. |
Where the eye mixes enloquecer and enriquecer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. enloquecer and enriquecer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between enloquecer and enriquecer
A purely visual mix-up. enloquecer ([ẽnlokeˈseɾ]) and enriquecer ([ẽnrikeˈseɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50717, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enloquecer is recorded at frequency rank #32,190, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽnlokeˈseɾ]. enriquecer is at rank #18,527, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽnrikeˈseɾ].
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 50717, this pair ranks #101,719 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enloquecer vs enriquecer
Shared letters: cenqru. Private to "enloquecer": lo. Private to "enriquecer": i.
"enloquecer" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVVCVC · "enriquecer" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- enloquecer ← elnoquecer · enlloquecer · enloqeucer · enloqquecer · enloquceer · enloqueccer · enloquecerr · enloquecre
- enriquecer ← enirquecer · ennriquecer · enriqeucer · enriqquecer · enriquceer · enriqueccer · enriquecerr · enriquecre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "enloquecer" and "enriquecer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "enloquecer" or "enriquecer" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "enloquecer" and "enriquecer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "enloquecer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enriquecer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #101,719 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enloquecer" and "enriquecer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enloquece vs enloquecer". 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 #101,719 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.