Which to use
“enojar” is a verb and “enojos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,132
- “enojar” frequency rank
- #47,772
- “enojos” frequency rank
- 61904
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enojar | enojos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Poner de mal humor, causar enojo. | Forma del plural de enojo. |
Where the eye mixes enojar and enojos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. enojar and enojos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: enojar vs enojos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: enojar is [enoˈxaɾ] while enojos is [eˈnoxos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 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 61904, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enojar is recorded at frequency rank #14,132, classified as averb, pronounced [enoˈxaɾ]. enojos is at rank #47,772, tagged as anoun, pronounced [eˈnoxos].
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 61904, this pair ranks #53,876 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of enojar vs enojos
Shared letters: ejno. Private to "enojar": ar. Private to "enojos": s.
"enojar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "enojos" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "enojar" and "enojos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "enojar" vs "enojos" - which ranks higher?
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 "enojar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enojos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,876 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enojar" and "enojos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enjoy 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 #53,876 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.