Which to use
“encantada” is a participle and “encantado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,448
- “encantada” frequency rank
- #6,293
- “encantado” frequency rank
- 19741
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encantada | encantado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de encantado, participio de encantar o de encantarse. | Distraído o embobado. |
Where the eye mixes encantada and encantado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between encantada and encantado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: encantada is [ẽŋkãn̪ˈt̪að̞a] while encantado is [ẽŋkãn̪ˈt̪að̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “encantada” becomes o in “encantado”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19741, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encantada is recorded at frequency rank #13,448, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ẽŋkãn̪ˈt̪að̞a]. encantado is at rank #6,293, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ẽŋkãn̪ˈt̪að̞o].
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 19741, this pair ranks #262,380 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of encantada vs encantado
Shared letters: acdent. Private to "encantada": -. Private to "encantado": o.
"encantada" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "encantado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "encantada" and "encantado" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "encantada" or "encantado"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "encantada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "encantado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #262,380 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encantada" and "encantado" 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 #262,380 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.