Which to use
“enlazan” and “enlazando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,064
- “enlazan” frequency rank
- #47,103
- “enlazando” frequency rank
- 84167
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enlazan | enlazando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de enlazar. | Gerundio de enlazar. |
Where the eye mixes enlazan and enlazando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. enlazan runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against enlazando's 9 (VCCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between enlazan and enlazando
A purely visual mix-up. enlazan ([ẽnˈlasãn]) and enlazando ([ẽnlaˈsãn̪d̪o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “enlazan” sits inside “enlazando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84167, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enlazan is recorded at frequency rank #37,064, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽnˈlasãn]. enlazando is at rank #47,103, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽnlaˈsãn̪d̪o].
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 84167, this pair ranks #7,334 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of enlazan vs enlazando
Shared letters: aelnz. Private to "enlazan": -. Private to "enlazando": do.
"enlazan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "enlazando" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "enlazan" and "enlazando" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "enlazan" or "enlazando" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "enlazan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enlazando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,334 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enlazan" and "enlazando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enlazados 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 #7,334 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.