alquilervsalquileresConfusable pair

Which to use

“alquiler” and “alquileres” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,051
“alquiler” frequency rank
#14,503
“alquileres” frequency rank
18554
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature alquiler alquileres
Definition Acción y efecto de alquilar. Forma del plural de alquiler.

Where the eye mixes alquiler and alquileres

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. alquiler runs 8 letters (VCCVVCVC) against alquileres's 10 (VCCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
alquiler
10 ch
alquileres

Look-alike desk: alquiler vs alquileres

A purely visual mix-up. alquiler ([alkiˈleɾ]) and alquileres ([alkiˈleɾes]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “alquiler” sits inside “alquileres”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18554, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

alquiler is recorded at frequency rank #4,051, classified as anoun, pronounced [alkiˈleɾ]. alquileres is at rank #14,503, tagged as anoun, pronounced [alkiˈleɾes].

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 18554, this pair ranks #267,435 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of alquiler vs alquileres

Shared letters: aeilqru. Private to "alquiler": -. Private to "alquileres": s.

"alquiler" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC  ·  "alquileres" · 10 letters · shape VCCVVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • alquilerallquiler · alqiuler · alqquiler · alquielr · alquilerr · alquiller · alquilre · alqulier
  • alquileresallquileres · alqiuleres · alqquileres · alquielres · alquileers · alquileress · alquilerres · alquilerse

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "alquiler" and "alquileres" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([alkiˈleɾ] versus [alkiˈleɾes]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "alquiler" vs "alquileres" - which ranks higher?
"alquiler" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,051 in our Spanish list, against #14,503 for "alquileres". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "alquiler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "alquileres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #267,435 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "alquiler" and "alquileres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alfileres vs alquileres". 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 #267,435 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