Which to use
“aquello” is a pronoun and “aquellos” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,591
- “aquello” frequency rank
- #700
- “aquellos” frequency rank
- 3291
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aquello | aquellos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Forma del plural de aquel. |
Where the eye mixes aquello and aquellos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses aquello with aquellos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aquello is [aˈkeʝo] while aquellos is [aˈkeʝos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “aquello” sits inside “aquellos”, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs unknown), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3291, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aquello is recorded at frequency rank #2,591, classified as apron, pronounced [aˈkeʝo]. aquellos is at rank #700, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [aˈkeʝos].
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 3291, this pair ranks #318,632 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aquello vs aquellos
Shared letters: aeloqu. Private to "aquello": -. Private to "aquellos": s.
"aquello" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCCV · "aquellos" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aquello" for "aquellos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "aquello" or "aquellos"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aquello" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aquellos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #318,632 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aquello" and "aquellos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abuelos vs aquellos". 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 #318,632 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.