Which to use
“enfadar” and “enfocar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,903
- “enfadar” frequency rank
- #19,098
- “enfocar” frequency rank
- 65001
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enfadar | enfocar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Irritar; provocar enfado, enojo, apuro o rechazo relativamente agresivo. | Ajustar la imagen de un objeto captada por un dispositivo o aparato óptico para que se reproduzca con claridad o nitidez. |
Where the eye mixes enfadar and enfocar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. enfadar and enfocar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between enfadar and enfocar
A purely visual mix-up. enfadar ([ẽɱfaˈð̞aɾ]) and enfocar ([ẽɱfoˈkaɾ]) 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 65001, 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]. enfocar is at rank #19,098, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽɱfoˈkaɾ].
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 65001, this pair ranks #43,915 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of enfadar vs enfocar
Shared letters: aefnr. Private to "enfadar": d. Private to "enfocar": co.
"enfadar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "enfocar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "enfadar" and "enfocar" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "enfadar" or "enfocar" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "enfadar" and "enfocar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "enfadar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enfocar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,915 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enfadar" and "enfocar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enfadar vs enfadarse". 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 #43,915 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.