Which to use
“enfocado” and “enfriado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,374
- “enfocado” frequency rank
- #45,294
- “enfriado” frequency rank
- 57668
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enfocado | enfriado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de enfocar o de enfocarse. | Participio de enfriar o de enfriarse. |
Where the eye mixes enfocado and enfriado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. enfocado (VCCVCVCV) and enfriado (VCCCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between enfocado and enfriado
A purely visual mix-up. enfocado ([ẽɱfoˈkað̞o]) and enfriado ([ẽɱˈfɾjað̞o]) 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 57668, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enfocado is recorded at frequency rank #12,374, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽɱfoˈkað̞o]. enfriado is at rank #45,294, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽɱˈfɾjað̞o].
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 57668, this pair ranks #69,576 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of enfocado vs enfriado
Shared letters: adefno. Private to "enfocado": c. Private to "enfriado": ir.
"enfocado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "enfriado" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "enfocado" and "enfriado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "enfocado" or "enfriado" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "enfocado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enfriado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,576 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enfocado" and "enfriado" 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 #69,576 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.