alquiladovsalquilanWhich spelling fits?

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.

9 ch
alquilado
8 ch
alquilan

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

  • alquiladoallquilado · alqiulado · alqquilado · alquialdo · alquiladdo · alquilaod · alquildao · alquillado
  • alquilanallquilan · alqiulan · alqquilan · alquialn · alquilann · alquillan · alquilna · alqulian

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "alquilado" and "alquilan" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([alkiˈlað̞o] versus [alˈkilãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "alquilado" vs "alquilan" - which ranks higher?
"alquilado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,847 in our Spanish list, against #37,940 for "alquilan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list