enredado
/enreˈdado/
The English word "tangled" is translated into Spanish as enredado.
enredado is used to describe something that is twisted together untidily or matted. The reflexive form enredarse is commonly used to describe the act of getting oneself tangled in something, such as a web of lies or a physical object.
Meaning: wisted together untidily, matted (adj)
What does it mean word for word?
The adjective enredado is the past participle of the verb enredar, which means to tangle or to entangle.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective enredado must agree in gender with the noun it describes, changing to enredada for feminine nouns. The adjective enredado must agree in number with the noun it describes, changing to enredados or enredadas for plural nouns.
How do you pronounce it?
/enreˈdado/
Did you know?
- In colloquial Spanish, if someone is enredando a conversation, they are not physically tangling things but are instead avoiding the point or being evasive.
- The word enredadera is used to name climbing plants like ivy, because they 'tangle' themselves around walls and trees.
- The word enredado comes from the noun red, which means 'net'. To tangle something is literally to put it into a net.
Examples in context
- Mi pelo está enredado.My hair is tangled.This sentence shows how to describe hair that is enredado.Tatoeba #13033567 by mexicanhere, translation #2560560 by Hybrid
- Me he enredado en una red de mentiras.I've become tangled up in a web of lies.This sentence uses the verb form to describe becoming enredado in a web of lies.Tatoeba #3247868 by alicanto, translation #10242816 by LimeGreenTeknii
- Mi pelo está enredadoMy hair is tangled
- El hilo está enredadoThe thread is tangled
- La cuerda está enmarañadaThe rope is tangled
- Las ramas están enmarañadasThe branches are tangled
- ¡Estoy liado con estos cables!I'm tangled up in these cables!
- La historia está embrolladaThe story is tangled
- El cable del cargador está muy enredado.The charger cable is very tangled.
Example conversation
María and Daniel are looking for a charger in a messy drawer.
- María¿Dónde dejaste el cable del teléfono?Where did you leave the phone cable?
- DanielEstá en el cajón, pero está todo enredado.It is in the drawer, but it is all tangled.
- MaríaAyúdame a desenredarlo, por favor.Help me untangle it, please.
- DanielClaro, dame un momento.Sure, give me a moment.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry enredado, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
