Which to use
“agudo” and “asado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,085
- “agudo” frequency rank
- #9,240
- “asado” frequency rank
- 21325
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agudo | asado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que tiene punta, filo, corte, etcétera; sumamente fino y adelgazado, especialmente hablando de armas blancas, de instrumentos, etc. | Cocido por convección directa del calor a través del aire. |
Where the eye mixes agudo and asado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses agudo with asado
A purely visual mix-up. agudo ([aˈɣ̞uð̞o]) and asado ([aˈsað̞o]) 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 21325, 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]. asado is at rank #9,240, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aˈsað̞o].
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 21325, this pair ranks #255,425 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of agudo vs asado
Shared letters: ado. Private to "agudo": gu. Private to "asado": s.
"agudo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "asado" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agudo" for "asado" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "agudo" or "asado" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "agudo" and "asado" 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 "asado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,425 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agudo" and "asado" 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 #255,425 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.