Which to use
“enfadada” is a participle and “enfadado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,619
- “enfadada” frequency rank
- #13,684
- “enfadado” frequency rank
- 39303
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enfadada | enfadado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de enfadado, participio de enfadar. | Contrariado o disgustado por algo. |
Where the eye mixes enfadada and enfadado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. enfadada and enfadado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses enfadada with enfadado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: enfadada is [ẽɱfaˈð̞að̞a] while enfadado is [ẽɱfaˈð̞að̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “enfadada” becomes o in “enfadado”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39303, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enfadada is recorded at frequency rank #25,619, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ẽɱfaˈð̞að̞a]. 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 39303, this pair ranks #165,290 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enfadada vs enfadado
Shared letters: adefn. Private to "enfadada": -. Private to "enfadado": o.
"enfadada" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "enfadado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "enfadada" and "enfadado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "enfadada" or "enfadado"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "enfadada" and "enfadado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "enfadada" 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 #165,290 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enfadada" and "enfadado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enfadada 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 #165,290 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.