Which to use
“enfada” and “enfadar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,058
- “enfada” frequency rank
- #45,903
- “enfadar” frequency rank
- 75961
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enfada | enfadar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de enfadar. | Irritar; provocar enfado, enojo, apuro o rechazo relativamente agresivo. |
Where the eye mixes enfada and enfadar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. enfada runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against enfadar's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses enfada with enfadar
A purely visual mix-up. enfada ([ẽɱˈfað̞a]) and enfadar ([ẽɱfaˈð̞aɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “enfada” sits inside “enfadar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75961, 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]. enfadar is at rank #45,903, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽɱfaˈð̞aɾ].
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 75961, this pair ranks #18,584 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of enfada vs enfadar
Shared letters: adefn. Private to "enfada": -. Private to "enfadar": r.
"enfada" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "enfadar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "enfada" and "enfadar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "enfada" vs "enfadar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "enfada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enfadar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,584 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enfada" and "enfadar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enfadar vs enfadarse". 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 #18,584 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.