Which to use
“aquellas” is an unknown and “aquello” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,376
- “aquellas” frequency rank
- #2,591
- “aquello” frequency rank
- 4967
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aquellas | aquello |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de aquel. | Se refiere a algo que está lejos, en el espacio o en el tiempo, de la persona que habla y de la persona con quien se habla. |
Where the eye mixes aquellas and aquello
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses aquellas with aquello
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aquellas is [aˈkeʝas] while aquello is [aˈkeʝo]. 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 pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4967, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aquellas is recorded at frequency rank #2,376, classified as anunknown, pronounced [aˈkeʝas]. aquello is at rank #2,591, tagged as apron, pronounced [aˈkeʝo].
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 4967, this pair ranks #314,804 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aquellas vs aquello
Shared letters: aelqu. Private to "aquellas": s. Private to "aquello": o.
"aquellas" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC · "aquello" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aquellas" for "aquello" ever safe?
Which is more common, "aquellas" or "aquello"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "aquellas" and "aquello" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aquellas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aquello" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #314,804 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aquellas" and "aquello" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abuelas vs aquellas". 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 #314,804 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.