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“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acogen" and "ahogan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "acogen" vs "ahogan" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- 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.