aisladosvsancladosTell them apart

Which to use

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

#9,396
“aislados” frequency rank
#43,375
“anclados” frequency rank
52771
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aislados anclados
Definition Forma del plural de aislado, participio de aislar o de aislarse. Forma del plural de anclado, participio de anclar.

Where the eye mixes aislados and anclados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. aislados (VVCCVCVC) and anclados (VCCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
aislados
8 ch
anclados

Visual trap between aislados and anclados

A purely visual mix-up. aislados ([ajsˈlað̞os]) and anclados ([ãŋˈklað̞os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52771, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aislados is recorded at frequency rank #9,396, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ajsˈlað̞os]. anclados is at rank #43,375, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ãŋˈklað̞os].

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 52771, this pair ranks #91,102 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aislados vs anclados

Shared letters: adlos. Private to "aislados": i. Private to "anclados": cn.

"aislados" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC  ·  "anclados" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aislados ← ailsados · aisaldos · aisladdos · aisladoss · aisladso · aislaods · aisldaos · aisllados
  • anclados ← acnlados · ancaldos · ancclados · ancladdos · ancladoss · ancladso · anclaods · ancldaos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aislados" and "anclados" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ajsˈlað̞os] versus [ãŋˈklað̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "aislados" or "anclados"?
"aislados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,396 in our Spanish list, against #43,375 for "anclados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "aislados" and "anclados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aislados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "anclados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #91,102 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aislados" and "anclados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anclada vs anclados". 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 #91,102 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