AguilarvsAguileraWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Aguilar” and “Aguilera” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#31,050
“Aguilar” frequency rank
#30,676
“Aguilera” frequency rank
61726
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Aguilar Aguilera
Definition A surname from Spanish. A surname.

Letter map: Aguilar vs Aguilera

Shared letters muted; letters that set Aguilar and Aguilera apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.

7 ch
Aguilar
8 ch
Aguilera

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Aguilar and Aguilera are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61726, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Aguilar is recorded at frequency rank #31,050, classified as aname. Aguilera is at rank #30,676, tagged as aname, pronounced /æɡɪˈlɛəɹə/.

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 61726, this pair ranks #92,580 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Aguilar vs Aguilera

Shared letters: agilru. Private to "Aguilar": -. Private to "Aguilera": e.

"Aguilar" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVC  ·  "Aguilera" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Aguilaragguilar · agiular · aguialr · aguilarr · aguillar · aguilra · aguliar · augilar
  • Aguileraagguilera · agiulera · aguielra · aguilear · aguilerra · aguillera · aguilrea · aguliera

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Aguilar" and "Aguilera" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "Aguilar" or "Aguilera"?
"Aguilera" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,676 in our English list, against #31,050 for "Aguilar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list