Which to use
“enfoca” and “enfría” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,086
- “enfoca” frequency rank
- #29,190
- “enfría” frequency rank
- 45276
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enfoca | enfría |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de enfocar o de enfocarse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de enfriar o de enfriarse. |
Where the eye mixes enfoca and enfría
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. enfoca (VCCVCV) and enfría (VCCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses enfoca with enfría
A purely visual mix-up. enfoca ([ẽɱˈfoka]) and enfría ([ẽɱˈfɾia]) 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 45276, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enfoca is recorded at frequency rank #16,086, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽɱˈfoka]. enfría is at rank #29,190, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽɱˈfɾia].
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 45276, this pair ranks #132,375 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enfoca vs enfría
Shared letters: aefn. Private to "enfoca": co. Private to "enfría": rí.
"enfoca" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "enfría" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- enfoca ← efnoca · enfcoa · enffoca · enfoac · enfocca · ennfoca · enofca · nefoca
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "enfoca" and "enfría" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "enfoca" or "enfría"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "enfoca" and "enfría" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "enfoca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enfría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #132,375 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enfoca" and "enfría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enfría vs enfriado". 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 #132,375 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.