Which to use
“enfiada” is an adjective and “enxada” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,969
- “enfiada” frequency rank
- #42,913
- “enxada” frequency rank
- 75882
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enfiada | enxada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | feminino de enfiado | instrumento que consiste em uma lâmina de metal, com um orifício na parte oposta ao gume em que se encaixa um cabo em sentido perpendicular, usado para capinar, revolver ou cavar a terra, misturar argamassas, concretos etc |
Where the eye mixes enfiada and enxada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. enfiada runs 7 letters (VCCVVCV) against enxada's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: enfiada vs enxada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: enfiada is /ẽ.ˈfja.dɐ/ while enxada is /ẽ.ˈʃa.dɐ/. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75882, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enfiada is recorded at frequency rank #32,969, classified as anadj, pronounced /ẽ.ˈfja.dɐ/. enxada is at rank #42,913, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ẽ.ˈʃa.dɐ/.
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 75882, this pair ranks #2,213 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of enfiada vs enxada
Shared letters: aden. Private to "enfiada": fi. Private to "enxada": x.
"enfiada" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV · "enxada" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "enfiada" for "enxada" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "enfiada" and "enxada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "enfiada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enxada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,213 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enfiada" and "enxada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enxada vs enxame". 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 #2,213 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.