Which to use
“enojado” is an adjective and “enojar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,991
- “enojado” frequency rank
- #14,132
- “enojar” frequency rank
- 22123
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enojado | enojar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Valentón, iracundo. | Poner de mal humor, causar enojo. |
Where the eye mixes enojado and enojar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: enojado vs enojar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: enojado is [enoˈxað̞o] while enojar is [enoˈxaɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22123, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enojado is recorded at frequency rank #7,991, classified as anadj, pronounced [enoˈxað̞o]. enojar is at rank #14,132, tagged as averb, pronounced [enoˈxaɾ].
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 22123, this pair ranks #251,806 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of enojado vs enojar
Shared letters: aejno. Private to "enojado": d. Private to "enojar": r.
"enojado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "enojar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "enojado" for "enojar" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "enojado" or "enojar" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "enojado" and "enojar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "enojado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enojar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #251,806 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enojado" and "enojar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enojar vs enojos". 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 #251,806 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.