Which to use
“afilada” and “afiladas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,867
- “afilada” frequency rank
- #37,408
- “afiladas” frequency rank
- 72275
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | afilada | afiladas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de afilado. | Forma del femenino plural de afilado. |
Where the eye mixes afilada and afiladas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. afilada runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against afiladas's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses afilada with afiladas
A purely visual mix-up. afilada ([afiˈlað̞a]) and afiladas ([afiˈlað̞as]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “afilada” sits inside “afiladas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72275, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
afilada is recorded at frequency rank #34,867, classified as anadj, pronounced [afiˈlað̞a]. afiladas is at rank #37,408, tagged as anadj, pronounced [afiˈlað̞as].
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 72275, this pair ranks #25,717 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of afilada vs afiladas
Shared letters: adfil. Private to "afilada": -. Private to "afiladas": s.
"afilada" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "afiladas" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "afilada" for "afiladas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "afilada" or "afiladas"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "afilada" and "afiladas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "afilada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "afiladas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,717 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "afilada" and "afiladas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "afilada vs afilar". 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 #25,717 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.