Which to use
“acogerse” and “ahogarse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,379
- “acogerse” frequency rank
- #39,556
- “ahogarse” frequency rank
- 75935
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acogerse | ahogarse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Refugiarse, retirarse, tomar amparo. | No poder respirar, por ejemplo a causa de inmersión en el agua o por presión en la garganta, hasta a veces morir. |
Where the eye mixes acogerse and ahogarse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. acogerse and ahogarse follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: acogerse vs ahogarse
A purely visual mix-up. acogerse ([akoˈxeɾse]) and ahogarse ([aoˈɣ̞aɾse]) 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 75935, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acogerse is recorded at frequency rank #36,379, classified as averb, pronounced [akoˈxeɾse]. ahogarse is at rank #39,556, tagged as averb, pronounced [aoˈɣ̞aɾse].
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 75935, this pair ranks #18,624 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acogerse vs ahogarse
Shared letters: aegors. Private to "acogerse": c. Private to "ahogarse": h.
"acogerse" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV · "ahogarse" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acogerse" and "ahogarse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acogerse" or "ahogarse" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "acogerse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ahogarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,624 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acogerse" and "ahogarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ahogarse vs asomarse". 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 #18,624 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.