Which to use
“engañan” and “enlazan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,685
- “engañan” frequency rank
- #37,064
- “enlazan” frequency rank
- 54749
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | engañan | enlazan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de engañar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de enlazar. |
Where the eye mixes engañan and enlazan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. engañan and enlazan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses engañan with enlazan
A purely visual mix-up. engañan ([ẽŋˈgaɲãn]) and enlazan ([ẽnˈlasãn]) 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 54749, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
engañan is recorded at frequency rank #17,685, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽŋˈgaɲãn]. enlazan is at rank #37,064, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽnˈlasãn].
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 54749, this pair ranks #81,933 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of engañan vs enlazan
Shared letters: aen. Private to "engañan": gñ. Private to "enlazan": lz.
"engañan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "enlazan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- enlazan ← elnazan · enalzan · enlaazn · enlazann · enlazna · enlazzan · enllazan · enlzaan
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "engañan" and "enlazan" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "engañan" vs "enlazan" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "engañan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enlazan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #81,933 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "engañan" and "enlazan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enlazan vs enlazando". 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 #81,933 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.