Which to use
“alquilan” and “alquilo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,940
- “alquilan” frequency rank
- #33,924
- “alquilo” frequency rank
- 71864
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alquilan | alquilo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de alquilar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de alquilar. |
Where the eye mixes alquilan and alquilo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. alquilan runs 8 letters (VCCVVCVC) against alquilo's 7 (VCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: alquilan vs alquilo
A purely visual mix-up. alquilan ([alˈkilãn]) and alquilo ([alˈkilo]) 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 71864, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alquilan is recorded at frequency rank #37,940, classified as averb, pronounced [alˈkilãn]. alquilo is at rank #33,924, tagged as averb, pronounced [alˈkilo].
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 71864, this pair ranks #26,591 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alquilan vs alquilo
Shared letters: ailqu. Private to "alquilan": n. Private to "alquilo": o.
"alquilan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC · "alquilo" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "alquilan" and "alquilo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "alquilan" or "alquilo" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "alquilan" and "alquilo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alquilan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alquilo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,591 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alquilan" and "alquilo" 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 #26,591 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.