Which to use
“enfriar” and “enfríe” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,140
- “enfriar” frequency rank
- #44,158
- “enfríe” frequency rank
- 68298
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enfriar | enfríe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Poner o hacer que se ponga fría una cosa. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de enfriar o de enfriarse. |
Where the eye mixes enfriar and enfríe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. enfriar runs 7 letters (VCCCVVC) against enfríe's 6 (VCCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: enfriar vs enfríe
A purely visual mix-up. enfriar ([ẽɱˈfɾjaɾ]) and enfríe ([ẽɱˈfɾie]) 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 68298, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enfriar is recorded at frequency rank #24,140, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽɱˈfɾjaɾ]. enfríe is at rank #44,158, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽɱˈfɾie].
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 68298, this pair ranks #34,872 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of enfriar vs enfríe
Shared letters: efnr. Private to "enfriar": ai. Private to "enfríe": í.
"enfriar" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVC · "enfríe" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- enfriar ← efnriar · enffriar · enfirar · enfrair · enfriarr · enfrira · enfrriar · ennfriar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "enfriar" for "enfríe" ever safe?
Which is more common, "enfriar" or "enfríe"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "enfriar" and "enfríe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "enfriar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enfríe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,872 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enfriar" and "enfríe" 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 #34,872 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.