Which to use
“afilado” and “afilados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,315
- “afilado” frequency rank
- #37,409
- “afilados” frequency rank
- 67724
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | afilado | afilados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que cuenta con filo o borde cortante. | Forma del plural de afilado. |
Where the eye mixes afilado and afilados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. afilado runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against afilados's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: afilado vs afilados
A purely visual mix-up. afilado ([afiˈlað̞o]) 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 extra letter(s) - “afilado” sits inside “afilados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67724, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
afilado is recorded at frequency rank #30,315, classified as anadj, pronounced [afiˈlað̞o]. 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 67724, this pair ranks #36,382 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of afilado vs afilados
Shared letters: adfilo. Private to "afilado": -. Private to "afilados": s.
"afilado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "afilados" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "afilado" and "afilados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "afilado" or "afilados"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "afilado" 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 #36,382 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "afilado" 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 #36,382 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.