Which to use
“enmienda” and “enmiendas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,945
- “enmienda” frequency rank
- #15,605
- “enmiendas” frequency rank
- 24550
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enmienda | enmiendas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Expurgo o eliminación de un error o vicio. | Substancias que se mezclan con las tierras para modificar favorablemente sus propiedades y hacerlas más productivas. |
Where the eye mixes enmienda and enmiendas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. enmienda runs 8 letters (VCCVVCCV) against enmiendas's 9 (VCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: enmienda vs enmiendas
A purely visual mix-up. enmienda ([ẽmˈmjẽn̪d̪a]) and enmiendas ([ẽmˈmjẽn̪d̪as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “enmienda” sits inside “enmiendas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24550, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enmienda is recorded at frequency rank #8,945, classified as anoun, pronounced [ẽmˈmjẽn̪d̪a]. enmiendas is at rank #15,605, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ẽmˈmjẽn̪d̪as].
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 24550, this pair ranks #240,628 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enmienda vs enmiendas
Shared letters: adeimn. Private to "enmienda": -. Private to "enmiendas": s.
"enmienda" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCCV · "enmiendas" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "enmienda" and "enmiendas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "enmienda" or "enmiendas"?
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 "enmienda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enmiendas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #240,628 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enmienda" and "enmiendas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enmiendas vs entiéndase". 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 #240,628 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.