Which to use
“álgido” is an adjective and “almidón” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,835
- “álgido” frequency rank
- #28,623
- “almidón” frequency rank
- 64458
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | álgido | almidón |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | De una temperatura muy inferior a la normal o deseable; extremadamente frío. | Carbohidrato complejo, no hidrosoluble, formado por la combinación de dos polisacáridos, la amilosa y la amilopectina, presente en numerosos productos vegetales, en especial frutos, semillas y tubérculos. |
Where the eye mixes álgido and almidón
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. álgido runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against almidón's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: álgido vs almidón
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: álgido is [ˈalxið̞o] while almidón is [almiˈð̞õn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64458, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
álgido is recorded at frequency rank #35,835, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈalxið̞o]. almidón is at rank #28,623, tagged as anoun, pronounced [almiˈð̞õn].
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 64458, this pair ranks #45,533 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of álgido vs almidón
Shared letters: dil. Private to "álgido": goá. Private to "almidón": amnó.
"álgido" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "almidón" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "álgido" and "almidón" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "álgido" or "almidón"?
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- Full dictionary entry for "álgido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "almidón" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,533 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "álgido" and "almidón" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "álgido vs alió". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #45,533 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.