Which to use
“enemy” is an adjective and “enjoy” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,165
- “enemy” frequency rank
- #37,301
- “enjoy” frequency rank
- 69466
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enemy | enjoy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | inimigo | gostar |
Letter map: enemy vs enjoy
Shared letters muted; letters that set enemy and enjoy apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: enemy vs enjoy
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: enemy is anadjective and enjoyaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69466, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enemy is recorded at frequency rank #32,165, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈɛnəmi/. enjoy is at rank #37,301, tagged as averb.
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 69466, this pair ranks #3,945 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of enemy vs enjoy
Shared letters: eny. Private to "enemy": m. Private to "enjoy": jo.
"enemy" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "enjoy" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "enemy" and "enjoy" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "enemy" vs "enjoy" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "enemy" and "enjoy". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "enemy" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enjoy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,945 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enemy" and "enjoy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enjoar vs enjoy". 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 #3,945 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.