enfría

[ẽɱˈfɾia]

/[ẽɱˈfɾia]/ verb

The verdict

“enfría” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #29,190. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,190
frequency rank, Spanish
101,141
“E” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de enfriar o de enfriarse.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

enfría vs entra
67% similar
enfría vs envía
67% similar
enfría vs enfríe
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for enfría
PropertyValue
Headwordenfría
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽɱˈfɾia]
Letters6
Frequency rank#29,190
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “enfría” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). enfría lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around enfría (IPA [ẽɱˈfɾia]), averb. Corpus frequency is #29,190 among 101,141 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for enfría, with forms such as "efnría", "enffría", and "enfraí". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "entra", "envía", "enfríe", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is enfría, spelled E-N-F-R-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de enfriar o de enfriarse.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de enfriar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efnría
  • enffría
  • enfraí
  • enfrría
  • enfíra
  • ennfría
  • enrfía
  • nefría

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of enfría - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

efnría2enffría1enfraí2enfrría1enfíra2ennfría1enrfía2nefría2
Edit distance from "enfría"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "enfría"?
"enfría" is spelled E-N-F-R-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽɱˈfɾia].
What does "enfría" mean?
As a verb, "enfría" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de enfriar o de enfriarse.
What words are commonly confused with "enfría"?
"enfría" is commonly confused with "entra", "envía", "enfríe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "enfría"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enfría" is [ẽɱˈfɾia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enfría" come from?
"enfría" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “enfría”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is E-N-F-R-Í-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ẽɱˈfɾia] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “entra” - see the side-by-side comparison. enfría vs entra
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list