Which to use
“esforzado” and “esforzó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,498
- “esforzado” frequency rank
- #36,564
- “esforzó” frequency rank
- 61062
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | esforzado | esforzó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de esforzar o de esforzarse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de esforzar o de esforzarse. |
Where the eye mixes esforzado and esforzó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. esforzado runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCV) against esforzó's 7 (VCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: esforzado vs esforzó
A purely visual mix-up. esforzado ([esfoɾˈsað̞o]) and esforzó ([esfoɾˈso]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61062, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
esforzado is recorded at frequency rank #24,498, classified as averb, pronounced [esfoɾˈsað̞o]. esforzó is at rank #36,564, tagged as averb, pronounced [esfoɾˈso].
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 61062, this pair ranks #56,759 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of esforzado vs esforzó
Shared letters: eforsz. Private to "esforzado": ad. Private to "esforzó": ó.
"esforzado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "esforzó" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- esforzado ← efsorzado · esfforzado · esforazdo · esforrzado · esforzaddo · esforzaod · esforzdao · esforzzado
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "esforzado" and "esforzó" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "esforzado" or "esforzó"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "esforzado" and "esforzó" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "esforzado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "esforzó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,759 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "esforzado" and "esforzó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "esforzado vs esforzando". 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 #56,759 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.