Which to use
“enfadado” is an adjective and “enfadados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,684
- “enfadado” frequency rank
- #37,063
- “enfadados” frequency rank
- 50747
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enfadado | enfadados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Contrariado o disgustado por algo. | Forma del plural de enfadado, participio de enfadar. |
Where the eye mixes enfadado and enfadados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. enfadado runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against enfadados's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses enfadado with enfadados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: enfadado is [ẽɱfaˈð̞að̞o] while enfadados is [ẽɱfaˈð̞að̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “enfadado” sits inside “enfadados”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50747, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enfadado is recorded at frequency rank #13,684, classified as anadj, pronounced [ẽɱfaˈð̞að̞o]. enfadados is at rank #37,063, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ẽɱfaˈð̞að̞os].
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 50747, this pair ranks #101,560 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enfadado vs enfadados
Shared letters: adefno. Private to "enfadado": -. Private to "enfadados": s.
"enfadado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "enfadados" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "enfadado" and "enfadados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "enfadado" or "enfadados" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "enfadado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enfadados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #101,560 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enfadado" and "enfadados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enfadados vs enlazados". 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 #101,560 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.