Which to use
“enoja” and “enojar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,687
- “enoja” frequency rank
- #14,132
- “enojar” frequency rank
- 31819
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enoja | enojar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de enojar. | Poner de mal humor, causar enojo. |
Where the eye mixes enoja and enojar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. enoja runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against enojar's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses enoja with enojar
A purely visual mix-up. enoja ([eˈnoxa]) and enojar ([enoˈxaɾ]) 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) - “enoja” sits inside “enojar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31819, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enoja is recorded at frequency rank #17,687, classified as averb, pronounced [eˈnoxa]. enojar is at rank #14,132, tagged as averb, pronounced [enoˈxaɾ].
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 31819, this pair ranks #205,166 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enoja vs enojar
Shared letters: aejno. Private to "enoja": -. Private to "enojar": r.
"enoja" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "enojar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "enoja" and "enojar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "enoja" vs "enojar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "enoja" and "enojar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "enoja" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enojar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #205,166 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enoja" and "enojar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enoja vs enojos". 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 #205,166 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.