Which to use
“enfriado” and “entrado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,294
- “enfriado” frequency rank
- #4,997
- “entrado” frequency rank
- 50291
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enfriado | entrado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de enfriar o de enfriarse. | Participio de entrar. |
Where the eye mixes enfriado and entrado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. enfriado runs 8 letters (VCCCVVCV) against entrado's 7 (VCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between enfriado and entrado
A purely visual mix-up. enfriado ([ẽɱˈfɾjað̞o]) and entrado ([ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾað̞o]) 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 50291, 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]. entrado is at rank #4,997, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾað̞o].
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 50291, this pair ranks #104,008 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enfriado vs entrado
Shared letters: adenor. Private to "enfriado": fi. Private to "entrado": t.
"enfriado" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVCV · "entrado" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "enfriado" and "entrado" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "enfriado" vs "entrado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "enfriado" and "entrado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "enfriado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entrado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,008 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enfriado" and "entrado" 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 #104,008 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.