ahogarse

[aoˈɣ̞aɾse]

/[aoˈɣ̞aɾse]/ verb

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The verdict

“ahogarse” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #39,556. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,556
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - No poder respirar, por ejemplo a causa de inmersión en el agua o por presión en la garganta, hasta a veces morir.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ahogarse · ahogarse · Spanish

ahogarse · rank #39,556 · 12 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,556
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH agredida

Nearest frequency peer: agredida (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “ahogarse”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “ahogarse” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ahogarse vs apoyarse
75% similar
ahogarse vs apagarse
75% similar
ahogarse vs asomarse
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ahogarse”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.ahogarsecae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “agredida” (#39,555), “alaban” (#39,557), “adoptará” (#39,554). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “ahogarse” va en #39,556. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around ahogarse (IPA [aoˈɣ̞aɾse]), averb. Corpus frequency is #39,556 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for ahogarse, with forms such as "ahgoarse", "ahhogarse", and "ahoagrse". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "apoyarse", "apagarse", "asomarse", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is ahogarse, spelled A-H-O-G-A-R-S-E.

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

afogarseapagarseextinguirse

This word in other languages

drown(English)noyer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahgoarse
  • ahhogarse
  • ahoagrse
  • ahogarce
  • ahogares
  • ahogarrse
  • ahogarsse
  • ahogasre
  • ahoggarse
  • ahograse
  • aohgarse
  • haogarse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ahogarse - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ahgoarse2ahhogarse1ahoagrse2ahogarce1ahogares2ahogarrse1ahogarsse1ahogasre2
Edit distance from "ahogarse"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ahogarse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

agredida#39,555adoptará#39,554actuarán#39,553acertijo#39,550

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

almanaque12 variantsanalogías12 variantsabarcaba12 variantsarbolado12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list