Which to use
“alquilada” is a participle and “alquilado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,537
- “alquilada” frequency rank
- #27,847
- “alquilado” frequency rank
- 75384
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alquilada | alquilado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de alquilado, participio de alquilar. | Participio de alquilar. |
Where the eye mixes alquilada and alquilado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. alquilada and alquilado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between alquilada and alquilado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: alquilada is [alkiˈlað̞a] while alquilado is [alkiˈlað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “alquilada” becomes o in “alquilado”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75384, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alquilada is recorded at frequency rank #47,537, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [alkiˈlað̞a]. 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 75384, this pair ranks #19,648 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alquilada vs alquilado
Shared letters: adilqu. Private to "alquilada": -. Private to "alquilado": o.
"alquilada" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCVCV · "alquilado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "alquilada" and "alquilado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "alquilada" or "alquilado"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "alquilada" 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 #19,648 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alquilada" and "alquilado" 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 #19,648 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.