Which to use
“engaña” and “enlaza” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,587
- “engaña” frequency rank
- #21,319
- “enlaza” frequency rank
- 35906
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | engaña | enlaza |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de engañar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de enlazar. |
Where the eye mixes engaña and enlaza
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. engaña 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 engaña and enlaza
A purely visual mix-up. engaña ([ẽŋˈgaɲa]) 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 35906, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
engaña is recorded at frequency rank #14,587, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽŋˈgaɲa]. 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 35906, this pair ranks #183,525 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of engaña vs enlaza
Shared letters: aen. Private to "engaña": gñ. Private to "enlaza": lz.
"engaña" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "enlaza" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- enlaza ← elnaza · enalza · enlaaz · enlazza · enllaza · enlzaa · ennlaza · nelaza
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "engaña" for "enlaza" ever safe?
Which is more common, "engaña" or "enlaza"?
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 "engaña" 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 #183,525 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "engaña" and "enlaza" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emplaza vs enlaza". 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 #183,525 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.