enojanvsexijanConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#30,453
“enojan” frequency rank
#28,370
“exijan” frequency rank
58823
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature enojan exijan
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 exigir.

Where the eye mixes enojan and exijan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. enojan and exijan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
enojan
6 ch
exijan

Visual trap between enojan and exijan

A purely visual mix-up. enojan ([eˈnoxãn]) and exijan ([ekˈsixãn]) 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 58823, 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]. exijan is at rank #28,370, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekˈsixãn].

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 58823, this pair ranks #65,007 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of enojan vs exijan

Shared letters: aejn. Private to "enojan": o. Private to "exijan": ix.

"enojan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "exijan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • enojanenjoan · ennojan · enoajn · enojann · enojjan · enojna · eonjan · neojan
  • exijaneixjan · exiajn · exijann · exijjan · exijna · exjian · exxijan · xeijan

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "enojan" and "exijan" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([eˈnoxãn] versus [ekˈsixãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "enojan" or "exijan" show up more?
"exijan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,370 in our Spanish list, against #30,453 for "enojan". 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 "exijan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #65,007 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "enojan" and "exijan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enojan 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 #65,007 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