Which to use
“congelada” is a participle and “congelar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,621
- “congelada” frequency rank
- #21,271
- “congelar” frequency rank
- 43892
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | congelada | congelar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de congelado, participio de congelar o de congelarse. | Solidificar un líquido por acción del frío. |
Where the eye mixes congelada and congelar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. congelada runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against congelar's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between congelada and congelar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: congelada is [kõŋxeˈlað̞a] while congelar is [kõŋxeˈlaɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43892, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
congelada is recorded at frequency rank #22,621, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõŋxeˈlað̞a]. congelar is at rank #21,271, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõŋxeˈlaɾ].
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 43892, this pair ranks #140,100 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of congelada vs congelar
Shared letters: aceglno. Private to "congelada": d. Private to "congelar": r.
"congelada" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "congelar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "congelada" and "congelar" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "congelada" or "congelar" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "congelada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "congelar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #140,100 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "congelada" and "congelar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "congelada vs congelan". 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 #140,100 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.