Which to use
“enchufado” is an adjective and “enchufados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,281
- “enchufado” frequency rank
- #32,186
- “enchufados” frequency rank
- 72467
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enchufado | enchufados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que ha obtenido un empleo o beneficio por enchufe (recomendación o influencia) y no por méritos propios. | Forma del plural de enchufado, participio de enchufar. |
Where the eye mixes enchufado and enchufados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses enchufado with enchufados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: enchufado is [ẽnʲt͡ʃuˈfað̞o] while enchufados is [ẽnʲt͡ʃuˈfað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “enchufado” sits inside “enchufados”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72467, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enchufado is recorded at frequency rank #40,281, classified as anadj, pronounced [ẽnʲt͡ʃuˈfað̞o]. enchufados is at rank #32,186, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ẽnʲt͡ʃuˈfað̞os].
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 72467, this pair ranks #25,284 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of enchufado vs enchufados
Shared letters: acdefhnou. Private to "enchufado": -. Private to "enchufados": s.
"enchufado" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV · "enchufados" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- enchufado ← ecnhufado · encchufado · enchfuado · enchhufado · enchuafdo · enchufaddo · enchufaod · enchufdao
- enchufados ← ecnhufados · encchufados · enchfuados · enchhufados · enchuafdos · enchufaddos · enchufadoss · enchufadso
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "enchufado" and "enchufados" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "enchufado" or "enchufados" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "enchufado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enchufados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,284 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #25,284 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.