AgravsalaWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: Agra is a name, ala is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Agra” is a name and “ala” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#43,956
“Agra” frequency rank
#3,894
“ala” frequency rank
47850
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Agra ala
Definition es una ciudad del Estado de Uttar Pradesh, India Las alas son extremidades o apéndices que poseen algunos grupos de animales, normalmente utilizan estas alas para poder volar.

Where the eye mixes Agra and ala

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Agra
3 ch
ala

Look-alike desk: Agra vs ala

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Agra is [ˈaɣ̞ɾa] while ala is [ˈala]. 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 (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47850, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Agra is recorded at frequency rank #43,956, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈaɣ̞ɾa]. ala is at rank #3,894, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈala].

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 47850, this pair ranks #117,758 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Agra vs ala

Shared letters: a. Private to "Agra": gr. Private to "ala": l.

"Agra" · 4 letters · shape VCCV  ·  "ala" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Agraaggra · arga

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Agra" and "ala" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Agra" is a name and "ala" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Agra" or "ala"?
"ala" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,894 in our Spanish list, against #43,956 for "Agra". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Agra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ala" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #117,758 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Agra" and "ala" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Agra vs anta". 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 #117,758 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list