Which to use
“enfada” is a verb and “enfocada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,058
- “enfada” frequency rank
- #17,125
- “enfocada” frequency rank
- 47183
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enfada | enfocada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de enfadar. | Forma del femenino de enfocado, participio de enfocar o de enfocarse. |
Where the eye mixes enfada and enfocada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. enfada runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against enfocada's 8 (VCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between enfada and enfocada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: enfada is [ẽɱˈfað̞a] while enfocada is [ẽɱfoˈkað̞a]. 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 (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47183, 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]. enfocada is at rank #17,125, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ẽɱfoˈkað̞a].
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 47183, this pair ranks #121,479 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enfada vs enfocada
Shared letters: adefn. Private to "enfada": -. Private to "enfocada": co.
"enfada" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "enfocada" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "enfada" and "enfocada" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "enfada" vs "enfocada" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "enfada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enfocada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,479 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enfada" and "enfocada" 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 #121,479 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.