Which to use
“aduana” and “aguada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,654
- “aduana” frequency rank
- #30,741
- “aguada” frequency rank
- 38395
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aduana | aguada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Organismo del Estado encargado de percibir las tasas y derechos que gravan los bienes que se comercian atravesando las fronteras | Sitio de una fuente de agua potable. |
Where the eye mixes aduana and aguada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. aduana and aguada follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses aduana with aguada
A purely visual mix-up. aduana ([aˈð̞wana]) and aguada ([aˈɣ̞wað̞a]) 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 38395, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aduana is recorded at frequency rank #7,654, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈð̞wana]. aguada is at rank #30,741, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈɣ̞wað̞a].
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 38395, this pair ranks #170,256 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aduana vs aguada
Shared letters: adu. Private to "aduana": n. Private to "aguada": g.
"aduana" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV · "aguada" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aduana" and "aguada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "aduana" or "aguada"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aduana" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aguada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #170,256 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aduana" and "aguada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aguada vs apurada". 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 #170,256 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.