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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "enfadada" and "enfocada" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "enfadada" or "enfocada"?
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 "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.