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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aislada" and "aislado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "aislada" or "aislado"?
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.