Which to use
“alquilada” is a participle and “alquilan” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,537
- “alquilada” frequency rank
- #37,940
- “alquilan” frequency rank
- 85477
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alquilada | alquilan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de alquilado, participio de alquilar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de alquilar. |
Where the eye mixes alquilada and alquilan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. alquilada runs 9 letters (VCCVVCVCV) against alquilan's 8 (VCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses alquilada with alquilan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: alquilada is [alkiˈlað̞a] while alquilan is [alˈkilãn]. 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 (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85477, 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]. alquilan is at rank #37,940, tagged as averb, pronounced [alˈkilãn].
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 85477, this pair ranks #6,092 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alquilada vs alquilan
Shared letters: ailqu. Private to "alquilada": d. Private to "alquilan": n.
"alquilada" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCVCV · "alquilan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alquilada" and "alquilan" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "alquilada" or "alquilan" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "alquilada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alquilan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,092 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alquilada" and "alquilan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alquilan 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 #6,092 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.