enojosvsenvíosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#47,772
“enojos” frequency rank
#12,596
“envíos” frequency rank
60368
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature enojos envíos
Definition Forma del plural de enojo. Forma del plural de envío.

Where the eye mixes enojos and envíos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
enojos
6 ch
envíos

Why the eye confuses enojos with envíos

A purely visual mix-up. enojos ([eˈnoxos]) and envíos ([ẽmˈbios]) 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 60368, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

enojos is recorded at frequency rank #47,772, classified as anoun, pronounced [eˈnoxos]. envíos is at rank #12,596, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ẽmˈbios].

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 60368, this pair ranks #59,172 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of enojos vs envíos

Shared letters: enos. Private to "enojos": j. Private to "envíos": .

"enojos" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "envíos" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • enojosenjoos · ennojos · enojjos · enojoss · enojso · enoojs · eonjos · neojos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "enojos" for "envíos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([eˈnoxos] versus [ẽmˈbios]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "enojos" vs "envíos" - which ranks higher?
"envíos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,596 in our Spanish list, against #47,772 for "enojos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "enojos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "envíos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #59,172 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "enojos" and "envíos" 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 #59,172 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