Which to use
“alquila” and “alquilado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,296
- “alquila” frequency rank
- #27,847
- “alquilado” frequency rank
- 51143
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alquila | alquilado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de alquilar. | Participio de alquilar. |
Where the eye mixes alquila and alquilado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. alquila runs 7 letters (VCCVVCV) against alquilado's 9 (VCCVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between alquila and alquilado
A purely visual mix-up. alquila ([alˈkila]) and alquilado ([alkiˈlað̞o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “alquila” sits inside “alquilado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51143, 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]. alquilado is at rank #27,847, tagged as averb, pronounced [alkiˈlað̞o].
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 51143, this pair ranks #99,450 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alquila vs alquilado
Shared letters: ailqu. Private to "alquila": -. Private to "alquilado": do.
"alquila" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV · "alquilado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "alquila" and "alquilado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "alquila" or "alquilado" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "alquila" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alquilado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #99,450 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alquila" and "alquilado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alquilado vs aniquilado". 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 #99,450 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.