Which to use
“afilada” and “aislada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,867
- “afilada” frequency rank
- #11,704
- “aislada” frequency rank
- 46571
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | afilada | aislada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de afilado. | Forma del femenino de aislado. |
Where the eye mixes afilada and aislada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: afilada vs aislada
A purely visual mix-up. afilada ([afiˈlað̞a]) and aislada ([ajsˈlað̞a]) 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 46571, 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]. aislada is at rank #11,704, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ajsˈlað̞a].
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 46571, this pair ranks #124,971 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of afilada vs aislada
Shared letters: adil. Private to "afilada": f. Private to "aislada": s.
"afilada" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "aislada" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "afilada" for "aislada" ever safe?
Frequency check: "afilada" vs "aislada" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "aislada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #124,971 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "afilada" and "aislada" 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 #124,971 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.