enojarvsevocarConfusable pair

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

#14,132
“enojar” frequency rank
#35,504
“evocar” frequency rank
49636
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature enojar evocar
Definition Poner de mal humor, causar enojo. Llamar a los espíritus y a los muertos, suponiéndolos capaces de acudir a los conjuros e invocaciones.

Where the eye mixes enojar and evocar

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

6 ch
enojar
6 ch
evocar

Visual trap between enojar and evocar

A purely visual mix-up. enojar ([enoˈxaɾ]) and evocar ([eβ̞oˈkaɾ]) 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 49636, 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]. evocar is at rank #35,504, tagged as averb, pronounced [eβ̞oˈkaɾ].

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 49636, this pair ranks #107,709 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of enojar vs evocar

Shared letters: aeor. Private to "enojar": jn. Private to "evocar": cv.

"enojar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "evocar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • enojar ← enjoar · ennojar · enoajr · enojarr · enojjar · enojra · eonjar · neojar
  • evocar ← ebocar · eovcar · evcoar · evoacr · evocarr · evoccar · evocra · evvocar

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "enojar" and "evocar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([enoˈxaɾ] versus [eβ̞oˈkaɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "enojar" or "evocar"?
"enojar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,132 in our Spanish list, against #35,504 for "evocar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "enojar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "evocar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #107,709 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "enojar" and "evocar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "evocan vs evocar". 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 #107,709 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