Which to use
“encanta” is a verb and “encantada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,284
- “encanta” frequency rank
- #13,448
- “encantada” frequency rank
- 14732
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encanta | encantada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de encantar o de encantarse. | Forma del femenino de encantado, participio de encantar o de encantarse. |
Where the eye mixes encanta and encantada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: encanta vs encantada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: encanta is [ẽŋˈkãn̪t̪a] while encantada is [ẽŋkãn̪ˈt̪að̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “encanta” sits inside “encantada”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14732, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encanta is recorded at frequency rank #1,284, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽŋˈkãn̪t̪a]. encantada is at rank #13,448, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ẽŋkãn̪ˈt̪að̞a].
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 14732, this pair ranks #282,982 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of encanta vs encantada
Shared letters: acent. Private to "encanta": -. Private to "encantada": d.
"encanta" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "encantada" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "encanta" vs "encantada" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "encanta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "encantada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #282,982 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encanta" and "encantada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encantada vs encarnada". 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 #282,982 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.