Which to use
“encabeza” is a verb and “encabezado” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,683
- “encabeza” frequency rank
- #9,809
- “encabezado” frequency rank
- 23492
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encabeza | encabezado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de encabezar. | La cabecera de la página de un libro u otro documento. |
Where the eye mixes encabeza and encabezado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. encabeza runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against encabezado's 10 (VCCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: encabeza vs encabezado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: encabeza is [ẽŋkaˈβ̞esa] while encabezado is [ẽŋkaβ̞eˈsað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “encabeza” sits inside “encabezado”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23492, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encabeza is recorded at frequency rank #13,683, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽŋkaˈβ̞esa]. encabezado is at rank #9,809, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ẽŋkaβ̞eˈsað̞o].
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 23492, this pair ranks #245,554 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of encabeza vs encabezado
Shared letters: abcenz. Private to "encabeza": -. Private to "encabezado": do.
"encabeza" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "encabezado" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- encabeza ← ecnabeza · enacbeza · encabbeza · encabeaz · encabezza · encabzea · encaebza · encaveza
- encabezado ← ecnabezado · enacbezado · encabbezado · encabeazdo · encabezaddo · encabezaod · encabezdao · encabezzado
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "encabeza" and "encabezado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "encabeza" or "encabezado"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "encabeza" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "encabezado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #245,554 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encabeza" and "encabezado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encabeza vs encabezaba". 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 #245,554 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.