Which to use
“enfría” and “enfriado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,190
- “enfría” frequency rank
- #45,294
- “enfriado” frequency rank
- 74484
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enfría | enfriado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de enfriar o de enfriarse. | Participio de enfriar o de enfriarse. |
Where the eye mixes enfría and enfriado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. enfría runs 6 letters (VCCCVV) against enfriado's 8 (VCCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: enfría vs enfriado
A purely visual mix-up. enfría ([ẽɱˈfɾia]) 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74484, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enfría is recorded at frequency rank #29,190, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽɱˈfɾia]. 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 74484, this pair ranks #21,245 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of enfría vs enfriado
Shared letters: aefnr. Private to "enfría": í. Private to "enfriado": dio.
"enfría" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVV · "enfriado" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- enfriado ← efnriado · enffriado · enfirado · enfraido · enfriaddo · enfriaod · enfridao · enfrriado
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "enfría" and "enfriado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "enfría" or "enfriado" 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 "enfría" 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 #21,245 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enfría" and "enfriado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enfría vs enfríe". 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 #21,245 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.