Which to use
“agudas” is an adjective and “águilas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,298
- “agudas” frequency rank
- #14,258
- “águilas” frequency rank
- 40556
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agudas | águilas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de agudo | Forma del plural de águila. |
Where the eye mixes agudas and águilas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. agudas runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against águilas's 7 (VCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between agudas and águilas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agudas is [aˈɣ̞uð̞as] while águilas is [ˈaɣ̞ilas]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40556, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agudas is recorded at frequency rank #26,298, classified as anadj, pronounced [aˈɣ̞uð̞as]. águilas is at rank #14,258, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɣ̞ilas].
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 40556, this pair ranks #158,453 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agudas vs águilas
Shared letters: agsu. Private to "agudas": d. Private to "águilas": ilá.
"agudas" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "águilas" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- agudas ← agduas · aggudas · aguads · agudass · aguddas · agudsa · augdas · gaudas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agudas" and "águilas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "agudas" vs "águilas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "agudas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "águilas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #158,453 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agudas" and "águilas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agudas vs amadas". 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 #158,453 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.