aisladavsavaladaConfusable pair

Quick tell: aislada is a adjective, avalada is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“aislada” is an adjective and “avalada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#11,704
“aislada” frequency rank
#36,419
“avalada” frequency rank
48123
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aislada avalada
Definition Forma del femenino de aislado. Forma del femenino de avalado, participio de avalar.

Where the eye mixes aislada and avalada

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
aislada
7 ch
avalada

Why the eye confuses aislada with avalada

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aislada is [ajsˈlað̞a] while avalada is [aβ̞aˈlað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48123, 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]. avalada is at rank #36,419, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [aβ̞aˈlað̞a].

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 48123, this pair ranks #116,218 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aislada vs avalada

Shared letters: adl. Private to "aislada": is. Private to "avalada": v.

"aislada" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV  ·  "avalada" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aisladaailsada · aisalda · aislaad · aisladda · aisldaa · aisllada · aisslada · asilada
  • avaladaaavlada · abalada · avaalda · avalaad · avaladda · avaldaa · avallada · avlaada

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aislada" and "avalada" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "aislada" is an adjective and "avalada" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "aislada" vs "avalada" - which ranks higher?
"aislada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,704 in our Spanish list, against #36,419 for "avalada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aislada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "avalada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #116,218 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aislada" and "avalada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "asaltada vs avalada". 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 #116,218 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