Which to use
“alquila” is a verb and “alquilada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,296
- “alquila” frequency rank
- #47,537
- “alquilada” frequency rank
- 70833
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alquila | alquilada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de alquilar. | Forma del femenino de alquilado, participio de alquilar. |
Where the eye mixes alquila and alquilada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses alquila with alquilada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: alquila is [alˈkila] while alquilada is [alkiˈlað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “alquila” sits inside “alquilada”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70833, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alquila is recorded at frequency rank #23,296, classified as averb, pronounced [alˈkila]. alquilada is at rank #47,537, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [alkiˈlað̞a].
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 70833, this pair ranks #28,819 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alquila vs alquilada
Shared letters: ailqu. Private to "alquila": -. Private to "alquilada": d.
"alquila" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV · "alquilada" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alquila" and "alquilada" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "alquila" or "alquilada" show up more?
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 "alquila" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alquilada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,819 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alquila" and "alquilada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alquilada vs alquilan". 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 #28,819 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.