Which to use
“afilados” is an adjective and “aislados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,409
- “afilados” frequency rank
- #9,396
- “aislados” frequency rank
- 46805
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | afilados | aislados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de afilado. | Forma del plural de aislado, participio de aislar o de aislarse. |
Where the eye mixes afilados and aislados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. afilados (VCVCVCVC) and aislados (VVCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between afilados and aislados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: afilados is [afiˈlað̞os] while aislados is [ajsˈlað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46805, 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]. aislados is at rank #9,396, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ajsˈlað̞os].
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 46805, this pair ranks #123,616 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of afilados vs aislados
Shared letters: adilos. Private to "afilados": f. Private to "aislados": -.
"afilados" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "aislados" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "afilados" and "aislados" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "afilados" vs "aislados" - 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 "afilados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aislados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,616 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "afilados" and "aislados" 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 #123,616 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.