Which to use
“águilas” is a noun and “Aquiles” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,258
- “águilas” frequency rank
- #16,505
- “Aquiles” frequency rank
- 30763
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | águilas | Aquiles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de águila. | Un héroe de la guerra de Troya y uno de los principales protagonistas y más grandes guerreros de la Ilíada de Homero. Leyendas sostienen que sólo tenía una debilidad: su talón; de ahí sale la expresión el talón de Aquiles y en anatomía el tendón de Aquiles. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set águilas and Aquiles apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
águilas and Aquiles form a confusable pair in the Spanish index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30763, 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]. Aquiles is at rank #16,505, tagged as aname, pronounced [aˈkiles].
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 30763, this pair ranks #210,407 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "águilas" and "Aquiles" be used interchangeably?
Remembering águilas vs Aquiles
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “águilas”; for a name, it's “Aquiles”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “águilas” entry
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