aquejavsaquellaWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: aqueja is a verb, aquella is an unknown, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“aqueja” is a verb and “aquella” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#48,812
“aqueja” frequency rank
#1,800
“aquella” frequency rank
50612
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aqueja aquella
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aquejar. Forma del femenino de aquel.

Where the eye mixes aqueja and aquella

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
aqueja
7 ch
aquella

Why the eye confuses aqueja with aquella

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aqueja is [aˈkexa] while aquella is [aˈkeʝa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs unknown), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50612, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aqueja is recorded at frequency rank #48,812, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈkexa]. aquella is at rank #1,800, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [aˈkeʝa].

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 50612, this pair ranks #102,264 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aqueja vs aquella

Shared letters: aequ. Private to "aqueja": j. Private to "aquella": l.

"aqueja" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV  ·  "aquella" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aquejaaqeuja · aqqueja · aqueaj · aquejja · aqujea · auqeja · qaueja
  • aquellaaqeulla · aqquella · aquela · aquelal · aqulela · auqella · qauella

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "aqueja" and "aquella" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "aqueja" is a verb and "aquella" an unknown, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "aqueja" or "aquella"?
"aquella" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,800 in our Spanish list, against #48,812 for "aqueja". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aqueja" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aquella" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #102,264 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aqueja" and "aquella" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aqueja 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 #102,264 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