aquellavsaquilaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: aquella is a unknown, aquila is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#1,800
“aquella” frequency rank
#48,217
“aquila” frequency rank
50017
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aquella aquila
Definition Forma del femenino de aquel. Águila

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set aquella and aquila apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
aquella
6 ch
aquila

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aquella is [aˈkeʝa] while aquila is [ˈa.kwi.la]. 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 (unknown vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50017, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aquella is recorded at frequency rank #1,800, classified as anunknown, pronounced [aˈkeʝa]. aquila is at rank #48,217, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈa.kwi.la].

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 50017, this pair ranks #105,571 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aquella vs aquila

Shared letters: alqu. Private to "aquella": e. Private to "aquila": i.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aquellaaqeulla · aqquella · aquela · aquelal · aqulela · auqella · qauella
  • aquilaaqiula · aqquila · aquial · aquilla · aqulia · auqila · qauila

Frequency comparison

aquella#1,800
aquila#48,217

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aquella" and "aquila" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "aquella" is an unknown and "aquila" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "aquella" or "aquila"?
"aquella" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,800 in our Spanish list, against #48,217 for "aquila". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering aquella vs aquila

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an unknown, it's “aquella”; for a noun, it's “aquila”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “aquella” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list