Which to use
“encara” and “enlaza” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,573
- “encara” frequency rank
- #21,319
- “enlaza” frequency rank
- 54892
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encara | enlaza |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de encarar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de enlazar. |
Where the eye mixes encara and enlaza
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. encara and enlaza follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between encara and enlaza
A purely visual mix-up. encara ([ẽŋˈkaɾa]) and enlaza ([ẽnˈlasa]) 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 54892, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encara is recorded at frequency rank #33,573, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽŋˈkaɾa]. enlaza is at rank #21,319, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽnˈlasa].
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 54892, this pair ranks #81,330 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of encara vs enlaza
Shared letters: aen. Private to "encara": cr. Private to "enlaza": lz.
"encara" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "enlaza" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "encara" and "enlaza" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "encara" or "enlaza" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "encara" and "enlaza" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "encara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enlaza" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #81,330 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encara" and "enlaza" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encara vs encarnar". 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 #81,330 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.