Which to use
“enoja” is a verb and “época” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,687
- “enoja” frequency rank
- #796
- “época” frequency rank
- 18483
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enoja | época |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de enojar. | Fecha especial de algún suceso en el cual se comienzan a contar los años. |
Where the eye mixes enoja and época
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between enoja and época
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: enoja is [eˈnoxa] while época is [ˈepoka]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18483, 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]. época is at rank #796, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈepoka].
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 18483, this pair ranks #267,741 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of enoja vs época
Shared letters: ao. Private to "enoja": ejn. Private to "época": cpé.
"enoja" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "época" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- enoja ← enjoa · ennoja · enoaj · enojja · eonja · neoja
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "enoja" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "época" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #267,741 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enoja" and "época" 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 #267,741 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.