Which to use
“emplazado” and “enlazado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,581
- “emplazado” frequency rank
- #30,059
- “enlazado” frequency rank
- 67640
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emplazado | enlazado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de emplazar. | Participio de enlazar. |
Where the eye mixes emplazado and enlazado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. emplazado runs 9 letters (VCCCVCVCV) against enlazado's 8 (VCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between emplazado and enlazado
A purely visual mix-up. emplazado ([ẽmplaˈsað̞o]) and enlazado ([ẽnlaˈsað̞o]) 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 67640, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
emplazado is recorded at frequency rank #37,581, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽmplaˈsað̞o]. enlazado is at rank #30,059, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽnlaˈsað̞o].
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 67640, this pair ranks #36,615 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of emplazado vs enlazado
Shared letters: adeloz. Private to "emplazado": mp. Private to "enlazado": n.
"emplazado" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV · "enlazado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "emplazado" and "enlazado" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "emplazado" vs "enlazado" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "emplazado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enlazado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,615 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emplazado" and "enlazado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emplaza vs emplazado". 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 #36,615 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.