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

#30,453
“enojan” frequency rank
#46,530
“escojan” frequency rank
76983
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature enojan escojan
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de enojar o de enojarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de escoger.

Where the eye mixes enojan and escojan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. enojan runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against escojan's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
enojan
7 ch
escojan

Look-alike desk: enojan vs escojan

A purely visual mix-up. enojan ([eˈnoxãn]) and escojan ([esˈkoxãn]) 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 76983, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

enojan is recorded at frequency rank #30,453, classified as averb, pronounced [eˈnoxãn]. escojan is at rank #46,530, tagged as averb, pronounced [esˈkoxãn].

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 76983, this pair ranks #16,800 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of enojan vs escojan

Shared letters: aejno. Private to "enojan": -. Private to "escojan": cs.

"enojan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "escojan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • enojanenjoan · ennojan · enoajn · enojann · enojjan · enojna · eonjan · neojan
  • escojanecsojan · esccojan · escjoan · escoajn · escojann · escojjan · escojna · esocjan

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "enojan" and "escojan" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([eˈnoxãn] versus [esˈkoxãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "enojan" or "escojan"?
"enojan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,453 in our Spanish list, against #46,530 for "escojan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "enojan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "escojan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #16,800 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "enojan" and "escojan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escojan vs escola". 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 #16,800 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