Which to use
“encantaban” is a verb and “encantada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,714
- “encantaban” frequency rank
- #13,448
- “encantada” frequency rank
- 58162
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encantaban | encantada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de encantar. | Forma del femenino de encantado, participio de encantar o de encantarse. |
Where the eye mixes encantaban and encantada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. encantaban runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVCVC) against encantada's 9 (VCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: encantaban vs encantada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: encantaban is [ẽŋkãn̪ˈt̪aβ̞ãn] while encantada is [ẽŋkãn̪ˈt̪að̞a]. 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 (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58162, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encantaban is recorded at frequency rank #44,714, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽŋkãn̪ˈt̪aβ̞ãn]. 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 58162, this pair ranks #67,527 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of encantaban vs encantada
Shared letters: acent. Private to "encantaban": b. Private to "encantada": d.
"encantaban" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "encantada" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- encantaban ← ecnantaban · enacntaban · encanatban · encanntaban · encantaabn · encantabann · encantabban · encantabna
- encantada ← ecnantada · enacntada · encanatda · encanntada · encantaad · encantadda · encantdaa · encanttada
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "encantaban" and "encantada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "encantaban" or "encantada" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "encantaban" 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 #67,527 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encantaban" and "encantada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encantaban vs encargaban". 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 #67,527 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.