Which to use
“afligido” and “álgido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,110
- “afligido” frequency rank
- #35,835
- “álgido” frequency rank
- 75945
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | afligido | álgido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que siente o manifiesta aflicción, congoja, abatimiento o tristeza. | De una temperatura muy inferior a la normal o deseable; extremadamente frío. |
Where the eye mixes afligido and álgido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. afligido runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against álgido's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between afligido and álgido
A purely visual mix-up. afligido ([afliˈxið̞o]) and álgido ([ˈalxið̞o]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75945, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
afligido is recorded at frequency rank #40,110, classified as anadj, pronounced [afliˈxið̞o]. álgido is at rank #35,835, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈalxið̞o].
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 75945, this pair ranks #18,606 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of afligido vs álgido
Shared letters: dgilo. Private to "afligido": af. Private to "álgido": á.
"afligido" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "álgido" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- afligido ← affligido · afilgido · aflgiido · afligdio · afliggido · afligiddo · afligiod · afliigdo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "afligido" and "álgido" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "afligido" or "álgido" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "afligido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "álgido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,606 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "afligido" and "álgido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "afligido vs afligidos". 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 #18,606 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.