Which to use
“agudo” and “álgido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,085
- “agudo” frequency rank
- #35,835
- “álgido” frequency rank
- 47920
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agudo | álgido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que tiene punta, filo, corte, etcétera; sumamente fino y adelgazado, especialmente hablando de armas blancas, de instrumentos, etc. | De una temperatura muy inferior a la normal o deseable; extremadamente frío. |
Where the eye mixes agudo and álgido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. agudo runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against álgido's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses agudo with álgido
A purely visual mix-up. agudo ([aˈɣ̞uð̞o]) and álgido ([ˈalxið̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47920, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agudo is recorded at frequency rank #12,085, classified as anadj, pronounced [aˈɣ̞uð̞o]. álgido is at rank #35,835, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈalxið̞o].
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 47920, this pair ranks #117,341 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agudo vs álgido
Shared letters: dgo. Private to "agudo": au. Private to "álgido": ilá.
"agudo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "álgido" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- agudo ← agduo · aggudo · aguddo · aguod · augdo · gaudo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "agudo" and "álgido" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "agudo" vs "álgido" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "agudo" and "álgido" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "agudo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "álgido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #117,341 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agudo" and "álgido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "álgido vs alió". 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 #117,341 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.