envigadovsevitadoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“envigado” and “evitado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#45,908
“envigado” frequency rank
#15,370
“evitado” frequency rank
61278
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature envigado evitado
Definition Participio de envigar. Participio de evitar.

Where the eye mixes envigado and evitado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
envigado
7 ch
evitado

Visual trap between envigado and evitado

A purely visual mix-up. envigado ([ẽmbiˈɣ̞að̞o]) and evitado ([eβ̞iˈt̪að̞o]) 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 61278, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

envigado is recorded at frequency rank #45,908, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽmbiˈɣ̞að̞o]. evitado is at rank #15,370, tagged as averb, pronounced [eβ̞iˈt̪að̞o].

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 61278, this pair ranks #56,022 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of envigado vs evitado

Shared letters: adeiov. Private to "envigado": gn. Private to "evitado": t.

"envigado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV  ·  "evitado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • envigadoenbigado · enivgado · ennvigado · envgiado · enviagdo · envigaddo · envigaod · envigdao
  • evitadoebitado · eivtado · eviatdo · evitaddo · evitaod · evitdao · evittado · evtiado

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "envigado" and "evitado" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ẽmbiˈɣ̞að̞o] versus [eβ̞iˈt̪að̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "envigado" or "evitado"?
"evitado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,370 in our Spanish list, against #45,908 for "envigado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "envigado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "evitado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #56,022 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "envigado" and "evitado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "envasado vs envigado". 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 #56,022 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list