Which to use
“águila” and “águilas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,900
- “águila” frequency rank
- #14,258
- “águilas” frequency rank
- 23158
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | águila | águilas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cualquiera de las Aves carnívoras pertenecientes a la familia de los Accipitridae, que tiene un pico fuerte en forma de gancho y una visión muy aguda. | Forma del plural de águila. |
Where the eye mixes águila and águilas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. águila runs 6 letters (VCVVCV) against águilas's 7 (VCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses águila with águilas
A purely visual mix-up. águila ([ˈaɣ̞ila]) and águilas ([ˈaɣ̞ilas]) 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 extra letter(s) - “águila” sits inside “águilas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23158, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
águila is recorded at frequency rank #8,900, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɣ̞ila]. águilas is at rank #14,258, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɣ̞ilas].
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 23158, this pair ranks #247,113 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of águila vs águilas
Shared letters: agiluá. Private to "águila": -. Private to "águilas": s.
"águila" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV · "águilas" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "águila" and "águilas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "águila" or "águilas" show up more?
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 "águila" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "águilas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #247,113 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "águila" and "águilas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "águilas vs aquila". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #247,113 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.