esforzadovsesforzóWhat's the difference?

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.

9 ch
esforzado
7 ch
esforzó

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?
No. They are said differently ([esfoɾˈsað̞o] versus [esfoɾˈso]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "esforzado" or "esforzó"?
"esforzado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,498 in our Spanish list, against #36,564 for "esforzó". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list