Which to use
“alquilar” is a verb and “alquiler” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,966
- “alquilar” frequency rank
- #4,051
- “alquiler” frequency rank
- 15017
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alquilar | alquiler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pactar la cesión de derechos sobre un bien o servicio de manera temporal a cambio de un pago regular. | Acción y efecto de alquilar. |
Where the eye mixes alquilar and alquiler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. alquilar and alquiler follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: alquilar vs alquiler
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: alquilar is [alkiˈlaɾ] while alquiler is [alkiˈleɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “alquilar” becomes e in “alquiler”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15017, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alquilar is recorded at frequency rank #10,966, classified as averb, pronounced [alkiˈlaɾ]. alquiler is at rank #4,051, tagged as anoun, pronounced [alkiˈleɾ].
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 15017, this pair ranks #281,814 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of alquilar vs alquiler
Shared letters: ailqru. Private to "alquilar": -. Private to "alquiler": e.
"alquilar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC · "alquiler" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alquilar" and "alquiler" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "alquilar" or "alquiler"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "alquilar" and "alquiler" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alquilar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alquiler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #281,814 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alquilar" and "alquiler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alquilar 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 #281,814 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.