Which to use
“afilados” is an adjective and “afiliados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,409
- “afilados” frequency rank
- #7,507
- “afiliados” frequency rank
- 44916
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | afilados | afiliados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de afilado. | Forma del plural de afiliado, participio de afiliar o de afiliarse. |
Where the eye mixes afilados and afiliados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. afilados runs 8 letters (VCVCVCVC) against afiliados's 9 (VCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses afilados with afiliados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: afilados is [afiˈlað̞os] while afiliados is [afiˈljað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44916, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
afilados is recorded at frequency rank #37,409, classified as anadj, pronounced [afiˈlað̞os]. afiliados is at rank #7,507, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [afiˈljað̞os].
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 44916, this pair ranks #134,384 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of afilados vs afiliados
Shared letters: adfilos. Private to "afilados": -. Private to "afiliados": -.
"afilados" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "afiliados" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "afilados" and "afiliados" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "afilados" or "afiliados"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "afilados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "afiliados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #134,384 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "afilados" and "afiliados" 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 #134,384 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.