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“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.

9 ch
encantada
10 ch
encantados

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

  • encantadaecnantada · enacntada · encanatda · encanntada · encantaad · encantadda · encantdaa · encanttada
  • encantadosecnantados · enacntados · encanatdos · encanntados · encantaddos · encantadoss · encantadso · encantaods

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "encantada" and "encantados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ẽŋkãn̪ˈt̪að̞a] versus [ẽŋkãn̪ˈt̪að̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "encantada" or "encantados"?
"encantada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,448 in our Spanish list, against #17,124 for "encantados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list