Which to use
“afilada” and “afilados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,867
- “afilada” frequency rank
- #37,409
- “afilados” frequency rank
- 72276
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | afilada | afilados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de afilado. | Forma del plural de afilado. |
Where the eye mixes afilada and afilados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses afilada with afilados
A purely visual mix-up. afilada ([afiˈlað̞a]) and afilados ([afiˈlað̞os]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72276, 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]. afilados is at rank #37,409, tagged as anadj, pronounced [afiˈlað̞os].
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 72276, this pair ranks #25,708 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of afilada vs afilados
Shared letters: adfil. Private to "afilada": -. Private to "afilados": os.
"afilada" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "afilados" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "afilada" and "afilados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "afilada" or "afilados" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "afilada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "afilados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,708 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "afilada" and "afilados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "afilados vs agitados". 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 #25,708 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.