Which to use
“enfriado” and “enfriar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,294
- “enfriado” frequency rank
- #24,140
- “enfriar” frequency rank
- 69434
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enfriado | enfriar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de enfriar o de enfriarse. | Poner o hacer que se ponga fría una cosa. |
Where the eye mixes enfriado and enfriar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. enfriado runs 8 letters (VCCCVVCV) against enfriar's 7 (VCCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: enfriado vs enfriar
A purely visual mix-up. enfriado ([ẽɱˈfɾjað̞o]) and enfriar ([ẽɱˈfɾjaɾ]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69434, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enfriado is recorded at frequency rank #45,294, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽɱˈfɾjað̞o]. enfriar is at rank #24,140, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽɱˈfɾjaɾ].
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 69434, this pair ranks #31,991 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of enfriado vs enfriar
Shared letters: aefinr. Private to "enfriado": do. Private to "enfriar": -.
"enfriado" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVCV · "enfriar" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "enfriado" and "enfriar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "enfriado" or "enfriar"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "enfriado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enfriar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,991 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enfriado" and "enfriar" 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 #31,991 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.