Which to use
“abogan” and “ahogar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,093
- “abogan” frequency rank
- #22,561
- “ahogar” frequency rank
- 62654
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abogan | ahogar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de abogar. | Impedir que una persona o animal respirar, por ejemplo agarrándole la garganta o metiéndolo en el agua, generalmente causándole la muerte. |
Where the eye mixes abogan and ahogar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. abogan and ahogar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between abogan and ahogar
A purely visual mix-up. abogan ([aˈβ̞oɣ̞ãn]) and ahogar ([aoˈɣ̞aɾ]) 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 62654, 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]. ahogar is at rank #22,561, tagged as averb, pronounced [aoˈɣ̞aɾ].
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 62654, this pair ranks #51,286 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of abogan vs ahogar
Shared letters: ago. Private to "abogan": bn. Private to "ahogar": hr.
"abogan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "ahogar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abogan" for "ahogar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "abogan" vs "ahogar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "abogan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ahogar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,286 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abogan" and "ahogar" 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 #51,286 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.