encantadoresvsencantadosTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#31,764
“encantadores” frequency rank
#17,124
“encantados” frequency rank
48888
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes encantadores and encantados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. encantadores runs 12 letters (VCCVCCVCVCVC) against encantados's 10 (VCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

12 ch
encantadores
10 ch
encantados

Why the eye confuses encantadores with encantados

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: encantadores is [ẽŋkãn̪t̪aˈð̞oɾes] while encantados is [ẽŋkãn̪ˈt̪að̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 48888, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

encantadores is recorded at frequency rank #31,764, classified as anadj, pronounced [ẽŋkãn̪t̪aˈð̞oɾes]. 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 48888, this pair ranks #111,959 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of encantadores vs encantados

Shared letters: acdenost. Private to "encantadores": r. Private to "encantados": -.

"encantadores" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCVC  ·  "encantados" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • encantadoresecnantadores · enacntadores · encanatdores · encanntadores · encantaddores · encantadoers · encantadoress · encantadorres
  • encantadosecnantados · enacntados · encanatdos · encanntados · encantaddos · encantadoss · encantadso · encantaods

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "encantadores" and "encantados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "encantadores" is an adjective and "encantados" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "encantadores" or "encantados"?
"encantados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,124 in our Spanish list, against #31,764 for "encantadores". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "encantadores" 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 #111,959 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "encantadores" and "encantados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encantadoras vs encantadores". 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 #111,959 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