aguadavsagudasWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: aguada is a noun, agudas is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“aguada” is a noun and “agudas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#30,741
“aguada” frequency rank
#26,298
“agudas” frequency rank
57039
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aguada agudas
Definition Sitio de una fuente de agua potable. Forma del femenino plural de agudo

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set aguada and agudas apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
aguada
6 ch
agudas

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aguada is [aˈɣ̞wað̞a] while agudas is [aˈɣ̞uð̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57039, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aguada is recorded at frequency rank #30,741, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈɣ̞wað̞a]. agudas is at rank #26,298, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aˈɣ̞uð̞as].

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 57039, this pair ranks #72,116 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of aguada vs agudas

Shared letters: adgu. Private to "aguada": -. Private to "agudas": s.

"aguada" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV  ·  "agudas" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aguadaagauda · agguada · aguaad · aguadda · agudaa · augada · gauada
  • agudasagduas · aggudas · aguads · agudass · aguddas · agudsa · augdas · gaudas

Frequency comparison

aguada#30,741
agudas#26,298

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aguada" and "agudas" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "aguada" is a noun and "agudas" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "aguada" or "agudas"?
"agudas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,298 in our Spanish list, against #30,741 for "aguada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering aguada vs agudas

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “aguada”; for an adjective, it's “agudas”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “aguada” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list