Which to use
“enlazado” and “ensayado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,059
- “enlazado” frequency rank
- #48,377
- “ensayado” frequency rank
- 78436
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enlazado | ensayado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de enlazar. | Participio de ensayar. |
Where the eye mixes enlazado and ensayado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. enlazado (VCCVCVCV) and ensayado (VCCVVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses enlazado with ensayado
A purely visual mix-up. enlazado ([ẽnlaˈsað̞o]) and ensayado ([ẽnsaˈʝað̞o]) 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 78436, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enlazado is recorded at frequency rank #30,059, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽnlaˈsað̞o]. ensayado is at rank #48,377, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽnsaˈʝað̞o].
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 78436, this pair ranks #14,457 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of enlazado vs ensayado
Shared letters: adeno. Private to "enlazado": lz. Private to "ensayado": sy.
"enlazado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "ensayado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "enlazado" for "ensayado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "enlazado" vs "ensayado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "enlazado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ensayado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,457 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enlazado" and "ensayado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ensayado vs envasado". 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 #14,457 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.