Which to use
“agudo” and “alguno” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,085
- “agudo” frequency rank
- #1,260
- “alguno” frequency rank
- 13345
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agudo | alguno |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que tiene punta, filo, corte, etcétera; sumamente fino y adelgazado, especialmente hablando de armas blancas, de instrumentos, etc. | Se aplica de modo indeterminado a personas o cosas, indicando un subconjunto de un grupo mayor. |
Where the eye mixes agudo and alguno
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. agudo runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against alguno's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between agudo and alguno
A purely visual mix-up. agudo ([aˈɣ̞uð̞o]) and alguno ([alˈɣ̞uno]) 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 13345, 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]. alguno is at rank #1,260, tagged as anadj, pronounced [alˈɣ̞uno].
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 13345, this pair ranks #288,210 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of agudo vs alguno
Shared letters: agou. Private to "agudo": d. Private to "alguno": ln.
"agudo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "alguno" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agudo" for "alguno" ever safe?
Frequency check: "agudo" vs "alguno" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "agudo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alguno" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #288,210 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agudo" and "alguno" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acudí vs agudo". 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 #288,210 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.