Which to use
“agudo” is an adjective and “alud” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,085
- “agudo” frequency rank
- #37,942
- “alud” frequency rank
- 50027
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agudo | alud |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que tiene punta, filo, corte, etcétera; sumamente fino y adelgazado, especialmente hablando de armas blancas, de instrumentos, etc. | Derrumbe de las nieves de los montes a los valles en gran cantidad y con estrépito. |
Where the eye mixes agudo and alud
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. agudo runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against alud's 4 (VCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between agudo and alud
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agudo is [aˈɣ̞uð̞o] while alud is [aˈluð̞]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50027, 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]. alud is at rank #37,942, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈluð̞].
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 50027, this pair ranks #105,518 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agudo vs alud
Shared letters: adu. Private to "agudo": go. Private to "alud": l.
"agudo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "alud" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agudo" and "alud" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "agudo" vs "alud" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "agudo" and "alud" 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 "alud" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #105,518 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agudo" and "alud" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alió vs alud". 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 #105,518 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.