Which to use
“enfada” is a verb and “enfadado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,058
- “enfada” frequency rank
- #13,684
- “enfadado” frequency rank
- 43742
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enfada | enfadado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de enfadar. | Contrariado o disgustado por algo. |
Where the eye mixes enfada and enfadado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. enfada runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against enfadado's 8 (VCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: enfada vs enfadado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: enfada is [ẽɱˈfað̞a] while enfadado is [ẽɱfaˈð̞að̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “enfada” sits inside “enfadado”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43742, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enfada is recorded at frequency rank #30,058, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽɱˈfað̞a]. enfadado is at rank #13,684, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ẽɱfaˈð̞að̞o].
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 43742, this pair ranks #140,948 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enfada vs enfadado
Shared letters: adefn. Private to "enfada": -. Private to "enfadado": o.
"enfada" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "enfadado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "enfada" and "enfadado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "enfada" or "enfadado"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "enfada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enfadado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #140,948 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enfada" and "enfadado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enfada vs enfadar". 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 #140,948 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.