aboganvsagotanConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#40,093
“abogan” frequency rank
#33,916
“agotan” frequency rank
74009
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abogan agotan
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de abogar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de agotar.

Where the eye mixes abogan and agotan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. abogan and agotan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
abogan
6 ch
agotan

Why the eye confuses abogan with agotan

A purely visual mix-up. abogan ([aˈβ̞oɣ̞ãn]) and agotan ([aˈɣ̞ot̪ãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74009, 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]. agotan is at rank #33,916, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞ot̪ãn].

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 74009, this pair ranks #22,135 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of abogan vs agotan

Shared letters: agno. Private to "abogan": b. Private to "agotan": t.

"abogan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "agotan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • abogan ← abbogan · abgoan · aboagn · abogann · aboggan · abogna · aobgan · avogan
  • agotan ← aggotan · agoatn · agotann · agotna · agottan · agtoan · aogtan · gaotan

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "abogan" and "agotan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aˈβ̞oɣ̞ãn] versus [aˈɣ̞ot̪ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "abogan" vs "agotan" - which ranks higher?
"agotan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,916 in our Spanish list, against #40,093 for "abogan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "abogan" and "agotan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "abogan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "agotan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #22,135 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "abogan" and "agotan" 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 #22,135 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