Which to use
“encanta” and “encantar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,284
- “encanta” frequency rank
- #18,236
- “encantar” frequency rank
- 19520
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encanta | encantar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de encantar o de encantarse. | En los cuentos para niños y en algunos mitos, someter a una persona a poderes mágicos malignos. |
Where the eye mixes encanta and encantar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. encanta runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against encantar's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between encanta and encantar
A purely visual mix-up. encanta ([ẽŋˈkãn̪t̪a]) and encantar ([ẽŋkãn̪ˈt̪aɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “encanta” sits inside “encantar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19520, 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]. encantar is at rank #18,236, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽŋkãn̪ˈt̪aɾ].
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 19520, this pair ranks #263,389 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of encanta vs encantar
Shared letters: acent. Private to "encanta": -. Private to "encantar": r.
"encanta" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "encantar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "encanta" and "encantar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "encanta" vs "encantar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "encanta" and "encantar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "encanta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "encantar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #263,389 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encanta" and "encantar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encantar vs encauzar". 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 #263,389 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.