Which to use
“acoger” and “ahogar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,258
- “acoger” frequency rank
- #22,561
- “ahogar” frequency rank
- 37819
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acoger | ahogar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Admitir la visita o compañía de alguien. | 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 acoger and ahogar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses acoger with ahogar
A purely visual mix-up. acoger ([akoˈxeɾ]) 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 37819, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acoger is recorded at frequency rank #15,258, classified as averb, pronounced [akoˈxeɾ]. 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 37819, this pair ranks #173,296 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acoger vs ahogar
Shared letters: agor. Private to "acoger": ce. Private to "ahogar": h.
"acoger" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "ahogar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acoger" for "ahogar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "acoger" vs "ahogar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "acoger" and "ahogar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acoger" 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 #173,296 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acoger" and "ahogar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ahogar vs azotar". 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 #173,296 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.