acogenvsahoganWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#36,896
“acogen” frequency rank
#37,934
“ahogan” frequency rank
74830
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acogen ahogan
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acoger. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ahogar o de ahogarse.

Where the eye mixes acogen and ahogan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
acogen
6 ch
ahogan

Look-alike desk: acogen vs ahogan

A purely visual mix-up. acogen ([aˈkoxẽn]) and ahogan ([aˈoɣ̞ãn]) 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 74830, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

acogen is recorded at frequency rank #36,896, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈkoxẽn]. ahogan is at rank #37,934, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈoɣ̞ãn].

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 74830, this pair ranks #20,637 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of acogen vs ahogan

Shared letters: agno. Private to "acogen": ce. Private to "ahogan": h.

"acogen" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "ahogan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • acogenaccogen · acgoen · acoegn · acogenn · acoggen · acogne · aocgen · caogen
  • ahoganahgoan · ahhogan · ahoagn · ahogann · ahoggan · ahogna · aohgan · haogan

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "acogen" and "ahogan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aˈkoxẽn] versus [aˈoɣ̞ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "acogen" vs "ahogan" - which ranks higher?
"acogen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,896 in our Spanish list, against #37,934 for "ahogan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "acogen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ahogan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #20,637 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "acogen" and "ahogan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acogen vs acogerá". 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 #20,637 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