Which to use
“enfadar” and “enlazar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,903
- “enfadar” frequency rank
- #21,659
- “enlazar” frequency rank
- 67562
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enfadar | enlazar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Irritar; provocar enfado, enojo, apuro o rechazo relativamente agresivo. | Unir o sujetar una cosa con lazos. |
Where the eye mixes enfadar and enlazar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. enfadar and enlazar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: enfadar vs enlazar
A purely visual mix-up. enfadar ([ẽɱfaˈð̞aɾ]) and enlazar ([ẽnlaˈsaɾ]) 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 67562, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enfadar is recorded at frequency rank #45,903, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽɱfaˈð̞aɾ]. enlazar is at rank #21,659, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽnlaˈsaɾ].
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 67562, this pair ranks #36,790 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of enfadar vs enlazar
Shared letters: aenr. Private to "enfadar": df. Private to "enlazar": lz.
"enfadar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "enlazar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "enfadar" and "enlazar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "enfadar" or "enlazar"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "enfadar" and "enlazar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "enfadar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enlazar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,790 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enfadar" and "enlazar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enfadar vs enfadarse". 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 #36,790 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.