Which to use
“ebria” is an adjective and “enfría” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,074
- “ebria” frequency rank
- #29,190
- “enfría” frequency rank
- 63264
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ebria | enfría |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de ebrio. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de enfriar o de enfriarse. |
Where the eye mixes ebria and enfría
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ebria runs 5 letters (VCCVV) against enfría's 6 (VCCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ebria vs enfría
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ebria is [ˈeβ̞ɾja] while enfría is [ẽɱˈfɾia]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63264, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ebria is recorded at frequency rank #34,074, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈeβ̞ɾja]. enfría is at rank #29,190, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽɱˈfɾia].
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 63264, this pair ranks #49,317 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ebria vs enfría
Shared letters: aer. Private to "ebria": bi. Private to "enfría": fní.
"ebria" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV · "enfría" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ebria ← beria · ebbria · ebira · ebrai · ebrria · erbia · evria
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ebria" and "enfría" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ebria" vs "enfría" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ebria" and "enfría" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ebria" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enfría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,317 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ebria" and "enfría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enfría vs enfriado". 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 #49,317 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.