encantadoravsencantadosTell them apart

Quick tell: encantadora is a adjective, encantados is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“encantadora” is an adjective and “encantados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#13,234
“encantadora” frequency rank
#17,124
“encantados” frequency rank
30358
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature encantadora encantados
Definition Forma del femenino de encantador. Forma del plural de encantado, participio de encantar o de encantarse.

Where the eye mixes encantadora and encantados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. encantadora runs 11 letters (VCCVCCVCVCV) against encantados's 10 (VCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
encantadora
10 ch
encantados

Why the eye confuses encantadora with encantados

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: encantadora is [ẽŋkãn̪t̪aˈð̞oɾa] while encantados is [ẽŋkãn̪ˈt̪að̞os]. 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 (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30358, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

encantadora is recorded at frequency rank #13,234, classified as anadj, pronounced [ẽŋkãn̪t̪aˈð̞oɾa]. 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 30358, this pair ranks #212,398 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of encantadora vs encantados

Shared letters: acdenot. Private to "encantadora": r. Private to "encantados": s.

"encantadora" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCV  ·  "encantados" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • encantadoraecnantadora · enacntadora · encanatdora · encanntadora · encantaddora · encantadoar · encantadorra · encantadroa
  • encantadosecnantados · enacntados · encanatdos · encanntados · encantaddos · encantadoss · encantadso · encantaods

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "encantadora" and "encantados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "encantadora" is an adjective and "encantados" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "encantadora" or "encantados"?
"encantadora" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,234 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.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "encantadora" 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 #212,398 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "encantadora" and "encantados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encantadoras vs encantados". 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 #212,398 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