Which to use
“congelado” and “congelar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,643
- “congelado” frequency rank
- #21,271
- “congelar” frequency rank
- 38914
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | congelado | congelar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de congelar o de congelarse. | Solidificar un líquido por acción del frío. |
Where the eye mixes congelado and congelar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. congelado 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.
Why the eye confuses congelado with congelar
A purely visual mix-up. congelado ([kõŋxeˈlað̞o]) and congelar ([kõŋxeˈlaɾ]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38914, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
congelado is recorded at frequency rank #17,643, classified as averb, pronounced [kõŋxeˈlað̞o]. 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 38914, this pair ranks #167,393 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of congelado vs congelar
Shared letters: aceglno. Private to "congelado": d. Private to "congelar": r.
"congelado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "congelar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "congelado" for "congelar" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "congelado" or "congelar" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "congelado" and "congelar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "congelado" 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 #167,393 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "congelado" and "congelar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "congelan vs congelar". 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 #167,393 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.