Which to use
“águilas” and “anguilas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,258
- “águilas” frequency rank
- #46,326
- “anguilas” frequency rank
- 60584
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | águilas | anguilas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de águila. | Forma del plural de anguila. |
Where the eye mixes águilas and anguilas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. águilas runs 7 letters (VCVVCVC) against anguilas's 8 (VCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses águilas with anguilas
A purely visual mix-up. águilas ([ˈaɣ̞ilas]) and anguilas ([ãŋˈgilas]) 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 60584, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
águilas is recorded at frequency rank #14,258, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɣ̞ilas]. anguilas is at rank #46,326, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ãŋˈgilas].
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 60584, this pair ranks #58,431 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of águilas vs anguilas
Shared letters: agilsu. Private to "águilas": á. Private to "anguilas": n.
"águilas" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVC · "anguilas" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- anguilas ← agnuilas · angguilas · angiulas · anguials · anguilass · anguillas · anguilsa · angulias
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "águilas" for "anguilas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "águilas" or "anguilas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "águilas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "anguilas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,431 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "águilas" and "anguilas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anguilas vs Anguita". 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 #58,431 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.