Which to use
“encaje” and “enlace” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,585
- “encaje” frequency rank
- #2,341
- “enlace” frequency rank
- 16926
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encaje | enlace |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de encajar. | Acción y efecto de enlazar o enlazarse. |
Where the eye mixes encaje and enlace
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. encaje and enlace follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: encaje vs enlace
A purely visual mix-up. encaje ([ẽŋˈkaxe]) and enlace ([ẽnˈlase]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16926, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encaje is recorded at frequency rank #14,585, classified as anoun, pronounced [ẽŋˈkaxe]. enlace is at rank #2,341, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ẽnˈlase].
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 16926, this pair ranks #274,224 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of encaje vs enlace
Shared letters: acen. Private to "encaje": j. Private to "enlace": l.
"encaje" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "enlace" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "encaje" and "enlace" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "encaje" vs "enlace" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "encaje" and "enlace" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "encaje" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enlace" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #274,224 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encaje" and "enlace" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encaje vs encoge". 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 #274,224 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.