Which to use
“alquila” is a verb and “aquila” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,296
- “alquila” frequency rank
- #48,217
- “aquila” frequency rank
- 71513
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alquila | aquila |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de alquilar. | Águila |
Where the eye mixes alquila and aquila
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. alquila runs 7 letters (VCCVVCV) against aquila's 6 (VCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between alquila and aquila
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: alquila is [alˈkila] while aquila is [ˈa.kwi.la]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71513, 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]. aquila is at rank #48,217, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈa.kwi.la].
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 71513, this pair ranks #27,329 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alquila vs aquila
Shared letters: ailqu. Private to "alquila": -. Private to "aquila": -.
"alquila" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV · "aquila" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alquila" for "aquila" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "alquila" and "aquila" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alquila" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aquila" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,329 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alquila" and "aquila" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aqueja vs aquila". 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 #27,329 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.