Which to use
“enfadar” and “enfadarse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,903
- “enfadar” frequency rank
- #45,904
- “enfadarse” frequency rank
- 91807
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enfadar | enfadarse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Irritar; provocar enfado, enojo, apuro o rechazo relativamente agresivo. | Alcanzar un estado de enfado. |
Where the eye mixes enfadar and enfadarse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. enfadar runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against enfadarse's 9 (VCCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between enfadar and enfadarse
A purely visual mix-up. enfadar ([ẽɱfaˈð̞aɾ]) and enfadarse ([ẽɱfaˈð̞aɾse]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “enfadar” sits inside “enfadarse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91807, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enfadar is recorded at frequency rank #45,903, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽɱfaˈð̞aɾ]. enfadarse is at rank #45,904, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽɱfaˈð̞aɾse].
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 91807, this pair ranks #1,781 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of enfadar vs enfadarse
Shared letters: adefnr. Private to "enfadar": -. Private to "enfadarse": s.
"enfadar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "enfadarse" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "enfadar" and "enfadarse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "enfadar" or "enfadarse" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "enfadar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enfadarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,781 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enfadar" and "enfadarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enfadar vs enredar". 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 #1,781 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.