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.
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
- alquiler ← allquiler · alqiuler · alqquiler · alquielr · alquilerr · alquiller · alquilre · alqulier
- alquileres ← allquileres · alqiuleres · alqquileres · alquielres · alquileers · alquileress · alquilerres · alquilerse
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alquiler" and "alquileres" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "alquiler" vs "alquileres" - which ranks higher?
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.