enfada vs entrada, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“enfada” is a verb and “entrada” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#30,058
“enfada” frequency rank: #892
“entrada” frequency rank: 30950
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	enfada	entrada
Definition	Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de enfadar.	Ticket o boleto; credencial, billete o documento que autoriza a entrar en un evento, espectáculo o lugar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set enfada and entrada apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch

enfada

7 ch

entrada

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: enfada is [ẽɱˈfað̞a] while entrada is [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30950, 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]. entrada is at rank #892, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾað̞a].

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 30950, this pair ranks #209,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of enfada vs entrada

Shared letters: aden. Private to "enfada": f. Private to "entrada": rt.

"enfada" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "entrada" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

enfada ← efnada · enafda · enfaad · enfadda · enfdaa · enffada · ennfada · nefada
entrada ← enntrada · enrtada · entarda · entraad · entradda · entrdaa · entrrada · enttrada

Frequency comparison

enfada#30,058

entrada#892

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "enfada" and "entrada" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "enfada" is a verb and "entrada" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "enfada" or "entrada"?

"entrada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #892 in our Spanish list, against #30,058 for "enfada". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering enfada vs entrada

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “enfada”; for a noun, it's “entrada”.
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