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

#13,037
“entusiasta” frequency rank
#19,393
“entusiastas” frequency rank
32430
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entusiasta entusiastas
Definition Que siente entusiasmo por alguien o algo. Forma del plural de entusiasta.

Where the eye mixes entusiasta and entusiastas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. entusiasta runs 10 letters (VCCVCVVCCV) against entusiastas's 11 (VCCVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
entusiasta
11 ch
entusiastas

Look-alike desk: entusiasta vs entusiastas

A purely visual mix-up. entusiasta ([ẽn̪t̪uˈsjast̪a]) and entusiastas ([ẽn̪t̪uˈsjast̪as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “entusiasta” sits inside “entusiastas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32430, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

entusiasta is recorded at frequency rank #13,037, classified as anadj, pronounced [ẽn̪t̪uˈsjast̪a]. entusiastas is at rank #19,393, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ẽn̪t̪uˈsjast̪as].

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 32430, this pair ranks #202,013 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of entusiasta vs entusiastas

Shared letters: aeinstu. Private to "entusiasta": -. Private to "entusiastas": -.

"entusiasta" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVVCCV  ·  "entusiastas" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entusiasta ← enntusiasta · entsuiasta · enttusiasta · entuciasta · entuisasta · entusaista · entusiasat · entusiassta
  • entusiastas ← enntusiastas · entsuiastas · enttusiastas · entuciastas · entuisastas · entusaistas · entusiasats · entusiasstas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "entusiasta" for "entusiastas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ẽn̪t̪uˈsjast̪a] versus [ẽn̪t̪uˈsjast̪as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "entusiasta" or "entusiastas"?
"entusiasta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,037 in our Spanish list, against #19,393 for "entusiastas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "entusiasta" and "entusiastas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "entusiasta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "entusiastas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #202,013 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entusiasta" and "entusiastas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entusiasma vs entusiastas". 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 #202,013 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