Which to use
“enfada” and “enlaza” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,058
- “enfada” frequency rank
- #21,319
- “enlaza” frequency rank
- 51377
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enfada | enlaza |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de enfadar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de enlazar. |
Where the eye mixes enfada and enlaza
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. enfada and enlaza follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses enfada with enlaza
A purely visual mix-up. enfada ([ẽɱˈfað̞a]) 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 51377, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enfada is recorded at frequency rank #30,058, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽɱˈfað̞a]. 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 51377, this pair ranks #98,187 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enfada vs enlaza
Shared letters: aen. Private to "enfada": df. Private to "enlaza": lz.
"enfada" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "enlaza" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "enfada" and "enlaza" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "enfada" or "enlaza" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "enfada" and "enlaza" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "enfada" 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 #98,187 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enfada" and "enlaza" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enfada vs enfadar". 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 #98,187 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.