Which to use
“agudas” and “amadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,298
- “agudas” frequency rank
- #48,198
- “amadas” frequency rank
- 74496
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agudas | amadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de agudo | Forma del femenino plural de amado. |
Where the eye mixes agudas and amadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. agudas and amadas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: agudas vs amadas
A purely visual mix-up. agudas ([aˈɣ̞uð̞as]) and amadas ([aˈmað̞as]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74496, 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]. amadas is at rank #48,198, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aˈmað̞as].
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 74496, this pair ranks #21,216 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agudas vs amadas
Shared letters: ads. Private to "agudas": gu. Private to "amadas": m.
"agudas" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "amadas" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "agudas" and "amadas" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "agudas" or "amadas"?
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 "amadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,216 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agudas" and "amadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amadas vs amarras". 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 #21,216 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.