Which to use
“alquilado” and “alquilan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,847
- “alquilado” frequency rank
- #37,940
- “alquilan” frequency rank
- 65787
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alquilado | alquilan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de alquilar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de alquilar. |
Where the eye mixes alquilado and alquilan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. alquilado 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 alquilado with alquilan
A purely visual mix-up. alquilado ([alkiˈlað̞o]) and alquilan ([alˈkilãn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65787, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alquilado is recorded at frequency rank #27,847, classified as averb, pronounced [alkiˈlað̞o]. 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 65787, this pair ranks #41,615 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alquilado vs alquilan
Shared letters: ailqu. Private to "alquilado": do. Private to "alquilan": n.
"alquilado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCVCV · "alquilan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alquilado" and "alquilan" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "alquilado" vs "alquilan" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "alquilado" 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 #41,615 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alquilado" 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 #41,615 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.