ahogarse

/[aoˈɣ̞aɾse]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#39,556

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

ahogarse is aSpanishverb. It means: No poder respirar, por ejemplo a causa de inmersión en el agua o por presión en la garganta, hasta a veces morir. Pronounced [aoˈɣ̞aɾse]. Often confused with apoyarse and apagarse.

Key facts for ahogarse
PropertyValue
Headwordahogarse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aoˈɣ̞aɾse]
Letters8
Frequency rank#39,556
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ahogarse in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for ahogarse is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aoˈɣ̞aɾse]. Corpus data places it at rank #39,556 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for ahogarse, with forms such as "ahgoarse", "ahhogarse", and "ahoagrse". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "apoyarse", "apagarse", "asomarse", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is ahogarse, spelled A-H-O-G-A-R-S-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    No poder respirar, por ejemplo a causa de inmersión en el agua o por presión en la garganta, hasta a veces morir.
  2. 2
    Sufrir daño una planta o una semilla por exceso de agua o de vegetación circundante.
  3. 3
    Detener un fuego sus llamas por falta de aire o por acción del agua.
  4. 4
    Sentir agobio, angustia o fatiga, especialmente por presión física o emocional en el pecho.
  5. 5
    Sentir gran aflicción o pena.
  6. 6
    Inundarse de combustible un motor o carburador.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ahgoarse,ahhogarse,ahoagrse,ahogarce,ahogares,ahogarrse,ahogarsse,ahogasre,ahoggarse,ahograse,aohgarse,haogarse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ahogarse

Misspelling Variants of "ahogarse"

ahgoarse8ahhogarse9ahoagrse8ahogarce8ahogares8ahogarrse9ahogarsse9ahogasre8
Misspelling Variants of "ahogarse"

Frequency rank: #39,556 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ahogarse"?
"ahogarse" is spelled A-H-O-G-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [aoˈɣ̞aɾse].
What does "ahogarse" mean?
As a verb, "ahogarse" means: No poder respirar, por ejemplo a causa de inmersión en el agua o por presión en la garganta, hasta a veces morir.
What words are commonly confused with "ahogarse"?
"ahogarse" is commonly confused with "apoyarse", "apagarse", "asomarse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ahogarse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ahogarse" is [aoˈɣ̞aɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ahogarse" come from?
"ahogarse" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.