Which to use
“enfadado” is an adjective and “enfocado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,684
- “enfadado” frequency rank
- #12,374
- “enfocado” frequency rank
- 26058
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enfadado | enfocado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Contrariado o disgustado por algo. | Participio de enfocar o de enfocarse. |
Where the eye mixes enfadado and enfocado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. enfadado and enfocado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between enfadado and enfocado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: enfadado is [ẽɱfaˈð̞að̞o] while enfocado is [ẽɱfoˈkað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26058, 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]. enfocado is at rank #12,374, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽɱfoˈkað̞o].
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 26058, this pair ranks #233,535 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enfadado vs enfocado
Shared letters: adefno. Private to "enfadado": -. Private to "enfocado": c.
"enfadado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "enfocado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "enfadado" for "enfocado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "enfadado" vs "enfocado" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "enfocado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #233,535 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enfadado" and "enfocado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enfadado vs ensayado". 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 #233,535 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.