Which to use
“ágiles” is an adjective and “Aquiles” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,904
- “ágiles” frequency rank
- #16,505
- “Aquiles” frequency rank
- 50409
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ágiles | Aquiles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de ágil. | Un héroe de la guerra de Troya y uno de los principales protagonistas y más grandes guerreros de la Ilíada de Homero. Leyendas sostienen que sólo tenía una debilidad: su talón; de ahí sale la expresión el talón de Aquiles y en anatomía el tendón de Aquiles. |
Where the eye mixes ágiles and Aquiles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. ágiles runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against Aquiles's 7 (VCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ágiles vs Aquiles
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ágiles is [ˈaxiles] while Aquiles is [aˈkiles]. 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 name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50409, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ágiles is recorded at frequency rank #33,904, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaxiles]. Aquiles is at rank #16,505, tagged as aname, pronounced [aˈkiles].
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 50409, this pair ranks #103,359 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ágiles vs Aquiles
Shared letters: eils. Private to "ágiles": gá. Private to "Aquiles": aqu.
"ágiles" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "Aquiles" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Aquiles ← aqiules · aqquiles · aquiels · aquiless · aquilles · aquilse · aqulies · auqiles
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ágiles" and "Aquiles" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ágiles" vs "Aquiles" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ágiles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Aquiles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #103,359 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ágiles" and "Aquiles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ágiles vs avales". 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 #103,359 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.