Which to use
“aguda” is an adjective and “aguja” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,962
- “aguda” frequency rank
- #10,095
- “aguja” frequency rank
- 21057
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aguda | aguja |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino singular de agudo. | Barrita puntiaguda de metal, hueso o madera con un ojo por donde se pasa el hilo, cuerda, etc., con que se cose, borda o teje. |
Where the eye mixes aguda and aguja
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. aguda and aguja follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses aguda with aguja
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aguda is [aˈɣ̞uð̞a] while aguja is [aˈɣ̞uxa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “aguda” becomes j in “aguja”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21057, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aguda is recorded at frequency rank #10,962, classified as anadj, pronounced [aˈɣ̞uð̞a]. aguja is at rank #10,095, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈɣ̞uxa].
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 21057, this pair ranks #256,613 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aguda vs aguja
Shared letters: agu. Private to "aguda": d. Private to "aguja": j.
"aguda" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "aguja" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aguda" and "aguja" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "aguda" vs "aguja" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "aguda" and "aguja" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aguda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aguja" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #256,613 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aguda" and "aguja" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acudí vs aguda". 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 #256,613 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.