Which to use
“enclave” and “enlace” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,669
- “enclave” frequency rank
- #2,341
- “enlace” frequency rank
- 23010
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enclave | enlace |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Territorio incluido en otro de mayor extensión con características diferentes: políticas, administrativas, geográficas, etc. | Acción y efecto de enlazar o enlazarse. |
Where the eye mixes enclave and enlace
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. enclave runs 7 letters (VCCCVCV) against enlace's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: enclave vs enlace
A purely visual mix-up. enclave ([ẽŋˈklaβ̞e]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23010, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enclave is recorded at frequency rank #20,669, classified as anoun, pronounced [ẽŋˈklaβ̞e]. 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 23010, this pair ranks #247,759 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of enclave vs enlace
Shared letters: aceln. Private to "enclave": v. Private to "enlace": -.
"enclave" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "enlace" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "enclave" and "enlace" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "enclave" or "enlace" show up more?
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 "enclave" 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 #247,759 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enclave" and "enlace" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enclave vs enclaves". 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 #247,759 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.