aboganvsabogarTell them apart

Which to use

“abogan” and “abogar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#40,093
“abogan” frequency rank
#40,094
“abogar” frequency rank
80187
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abogan abogar
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de abogar. Defender y dar consejo a alguien que es objeto de un juicio o pleito legal.

Where the eye mixes abogan and abogar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
abogan
6 ch
abogar

Look-alike desk: abogan vs abogar

A purely visual mix-up. abogan ([aˈβ̞oɣ̞ãn]) and abogar ([aβ̞oˈɣ̞aɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - n in “abogan” becomes r in “abogar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80187, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

abogan is recorded at frequency rank #40,093, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈβ̞oɣ̞ãn]. abogar is at rank #40,094, tagged as averb, pronounced [aβ̞oˈɣ̞aɾ].

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 80187, this pair ranks #12,010 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of abogan vs abogar

Shared letters: abgo. Private to "abogan": n. Private to "abogar": r.

"abogan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "abogar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aboganabbogan · abgoan · aboagn · abogann · aboggan · abogna · aobgan · avogan
  • abogarabbogar · abgoar · aboagr · abogarr · aboggar · abogra · aobgar · avogar

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "abogan" for "abogar" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aˈβ̞oɣ̞ãn] versus [aβ̞oˈɣ̞aɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "abogan" or "abogar"?
"abogan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #40,093 in our Spanish list, against #40,094 for "abogar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "abogan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "abogar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #12,010 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "abogan" and "abogar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abogan vs asoman". 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 #12,010 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list