Which to use
“agudas” and “atadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,298
- “agudas” frequency rank
- #24,743
- “atadas” frequency rank
- 51041
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agudas | atadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de agudo | Forma del femenino plural de atado. |
Where the eye mixes agudas and atadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. agudas and atadas 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 atadas
A purely visual mix-up. agudas ([aˈɣ̞uð̞as]) and atadas ([aˈt̪að̞as]) 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 51041, 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]. atadas is at rank #24,743, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aˈt̪að̞as].
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 51041, this pair ranks #99,982 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agudas vs atadas
Shared letters: ads. Private to "agudas": gu. Private to "atadas": t.
"agudas" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "atadas" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agudas" for "atadas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "agudas" or "atadas"?
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 "atadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #99,982 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agudas" and "atadas" 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 #99,982 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.