Which to use
“encantada” and “encantados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,448
- “encantada” frequency rank
- #17,124
- “encantados” frequency rank
- 30572
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encantada | encantados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de encantado, participio de encantar o de encantarse. | Forma del plural de encantado, participio de encantar o de encantarse. |
Where the eye mixes encantada and encantados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. encantada runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCV) against encantados's 10 (VCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: encantada vs encantados
A purely visual mix-up. encantada ([ẽŋkãn̪ˈt̪að̞a]) and encantados ([ẽŋkãn̪ˈt̪að̞os]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30572, 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]. encantados is at rank #17,124, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ẽŋkãn̪ˈt̪að̞os].
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 30572, this pair ranks #211,344 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of encantada vs encantados
Shared letters: acdent. Private to "encantada": -. Private to "encantados": os.
"encantada" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "encantados" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- encantada ← ecnantada · enacntada · encanatda · encanntada · encantaad · encantadda · encantdaa · encanttada
- encantados ← ecnantados · enacntados · encanatdos · encanntados · encantaddos · encantadoss · encantadso · encantaods
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "encantada" and "encantados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "encantada" or "encantados"?
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 "encantados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #211,344 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encantada" and "encantados" 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 #211,344 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.