enfadadavsenfocadaConfusable pair

Which to use

“enfadada” and “enfocada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#25,619
“enfadada” frequency rank
#17,125
“enfocada” frequency rank
42744
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature enfadada enfocada
Definition Forma del femenino de enfadado, participio de enfadar. Forma del femenino de enfocado, participio de enfocar o de enfocarse.

Where the eye mixes enfadada and enfocada

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. enfadada and enfocada follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
enfadada
8 ch
enfocada

Look-alike desk: enfadada vs enfocada

A purely visual mix-up. enfadada ([ẽɱfaˈð̞að̞a]) and enfocada ([ẽɱfoˈkað̞a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42744, 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]. 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 42744, this pair ranks #146,529 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of enfadada vs enfocada

Shared letters: adefn. Private to "enfadada": -. Private to "enfocada": co.

"enfadada" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV  ·  "enfocada" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • enfadadaefnadada · enafdada · enfaadda · enfadaad · enfadadda · enfaddaa · enfaddada · enfdaada
  • enfocadaefnocada · enfcoada · enffocada · enfoacda · enfocaad · enfocadda · enfoccada · enfocdaa

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "enfadada" and "enfocada" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ẽɱfaˈð̞að̞a] versus [ẽɱfoˈkað̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "enfadada" or "enfocada"?
"enfocada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,125 in our Spanish list, against #25,619 for "enfadada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "enfadada" 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 #146,529 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "enfadada" and "enfocada" 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 #146,529 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list