aisladavsaisladoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“aislada” and “aislado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#11,704
“aislada” frequency rank
#7,814
“aislado” frequency rank
19518
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aislada aislado
Definition Forma del femenino de aislado. Se dice de algo que ha quedado lejos o sin posibilidad de comunicarse con los otros de su misma especie.

Where the eye mixes aislada and aislado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
aislada
7 ch
aislado

Why the eye confuses aislada with aislado

A purely visual mix-up. aislada ([ajsˈlað̞a]) and aislado ([ajsˈlað̞o]) 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 a single letter - a in “aislada” becomes o in “aislado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19518, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aislada is recorded at frequency rank #11,704, classified as anadj, pronounced [ajsˈlað̞a]. aislado is at rank #7,814, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ajsˈlað̞o].

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 19518, this pair ranks #263,398 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of aislada vs aislado

Shared letters: adils. Private to "aislada": -. Private to "aislado": o.

"aislada" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV  ·  "aislado" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aisladaailsada · aisalda · aislaad · aisladda · aisldaa · aisllada · aisslada · asilada
  • aisladoailsado · aisaldo · aisladdo · aislaod · aisldao · aisllado · aisslado · asilado

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "aislada" and "aislado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ajsˈlað̞a] versus [ajsˈlað̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "aislada" or "aislado"?
"aislado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,814 in our Spanish list, against #11,704 for "aislada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "aislada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aislado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #263,398 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aislada" and "aislado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aislada vs ansiada". 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 #263,398 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list