Which to use
“águila” is a noun and “alquila” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,900
- “águila” frequency rank
- #23,296
- “alquila” frequency rank
- 32196
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | águila | alquila |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de alquilar. |
Where the eye mixes águila and alquila
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. águila runs 6 letters (VCVVCV) against alquila's 7 (VCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between águila and alquila
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: águila is [ˈaɣ̞ila] while alquila is [alˈkila]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32196, 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]. alquila is at rank #23,296, tagged as averb, pronounced [alˈkila].
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 32196, this pair ranks #203,256 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of águila vs alquila
Shared letters: ailu. Private to "águila": gá. Private to "alquila": q.
"águila" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV · "alquila" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- alquila ← allquila · alqiula · alqquila · alquial · alquilla · alqulia · aluqila · aqluila
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "águila" and "alquila" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "águila" or "alquila" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "águila" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alquila" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #203,256 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "águila" and "alquila" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alquila vs aquila". 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 #203,256 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.