aliadavsaliadasConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#21,218
“aliada” frequency rank
#25,516
“aliadas” frequency rank
46734
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aliada aliadas
Definition Forma del femenino de aliado. Forma del femenino plural de aliado.

Where the eye mixes aliada and aliadas

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

6 ch
aliada
7 ch
aliadas

Visual trap between aliada and aliadas

A purely visual mix-up. aliada ([aˈljað̞a]) and aliadas ([aˈljað̞as]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “aliada” sits inside “aliadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46734, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aliada is recorded at frequency rank #21,218, classified as anadj, pronounced [aˈljað̞a]. aliadas is at rank #25,516, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aˈljað̞as].

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 46734, this pair ranks #124,079 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aliada vs aliadas

Shared letters: adil. Private to "aliada": -. Private to "aliadas": s.

"aliada" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV  ·  "aliadas" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aliadaailada · alaida · aliaad · aliadda · alidaa · alliada · laiada
  • aliadasailadas · alaidas · aliaads · aliadass · aliaddas · aliadsa · alidaas · alliadas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "aliada" for "aliadas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aˈljað̞a] versus [aˈljað̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "aliada" or "aliadas"?
"aliada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,218 in our Spanish list, against #25,516 for "aliadas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aliada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aliadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #124,079 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aliada" and "aliadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aliadas vs alimañas". 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 #124,079 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