Which to use
“enfado” and “ensayo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,426
- “enfado” frequency rank
- #3,403
- “ensayo” frequency rank
- 20829
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enfado | ensayo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de enfadar o enfadarse | Acción de práctica realizada para perfeccionar la propia habilidad antes de ejecutarla pública y definitivamente. |
Where the eye mixes enfado and ensayo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. enfado (VCCVCV) and ensayo (VCCVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses enfado with ensayo
A purely visual mix-up. enfado ([ẽɱˈfað̞o]) and ensayo ([ẽnˈsaʝo]) 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 20829, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enfado is recorded at frequency rank #17,426, classified as anoun, pronounced [ẽɱˈfað̞o]. ensayo is at rank #3,403, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ẽnˈsaʝo].
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 20829, this pair ranks #257,601 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of enfado vs ensayo
Shared letters: aeno. Private to "enfado": df. Private to "ensayo": sy.
"enfado" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "ensayo" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "enfado" for "ensayo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "enfado" or "ensayo"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "enfado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ensayo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #257,601 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enfado" and "ensayo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enfadar vs enfado". 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 #257,601 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.