agudasvsasadasTell them apart

Which to use

“agudas” and “asadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#26,298
“agudas” frequency rank
#42,821
“asadas” frequency rank
69119
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agudas asadas
Definition Forma del femenino plural de agudo Forma del femenino plural de asado.

Where the eye mixes agudas and asadas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. agudas and asadas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
agudas
6 ch
asadas

Visual trap between agudas and asadas

A purely visual mix-up. agudas ([aˈɣ̞uð̞as]) and asadas ([aˈsað̞as]) 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 69119, 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]. asadas is at rank #42,821, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aˈsað̞as].

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 69119, this pair ranks #32,786 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of agudas vs asadas

Shared letters: ads. Private to "agudas": gu. Private to "asadas": -.

"agudas" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "asadas" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agudas ← agduas · aggudas · aguads · agudass · aguddas · agudsa · augdas · gaudas
  • asadas ← aasdas · asaads · asadass · asaddas · asadsa · asdaas · assadas · saadas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "agudas" and "asadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aˈɣ̞uð̞as] versus [aˈsað̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "agudas" vs "asadas" - which ranks higher?
"agudas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,298 in our Spanish list, against #42,821 for "asadas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "agudas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "asadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #32,786 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "agudas" and "asadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amadas vs asadas". 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 #32,786 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