Which to use
“encantados” and “engañados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,124
- “encantados” frequency rank
- #20,976
- “engañados” frequency rank
- 38100
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encantados | engañados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de encantado, participio de encantar o de encantarse. | Forma del plural de engañado, participio de engañar. |
Where the eye mixes encantados and engañados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. encantados runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVCVC) against engañados's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses encantados with engañados
A purely visual mix-up. encantados ([ẽŋkãn̪ˈt̪að̞os]) and engañados ([ẽŋgaˈɲað̞os]) 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 38100, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encantados is recorded at frequency rank #17,124, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ẽŋkãn̪ˈt̪að̞os]. engañados is at rank #20,976, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ẽŋgaˈɲað̞os].
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 38100, this pair ranks #171,816 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of encantados vs engañados
Shared letters: adenos. Private to "encantados": ct. Private to "engañados": gñ.
"encantados" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "engañados" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- encantados ← ecnantados · enacntados · encanatdos · encanntados · encantaddos · encantadoss · encantadso · encantaods
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "encantados" and "engañados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "encantados" or "engañados"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "encantados" and "engañados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "encantados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "engañados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #171,816 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encantados" and "engañados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "engañados vs enganchados". 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 #171,816 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.