Which to use
“acostada” and “agotada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,469
- “acostada” frequency rank
- #20,876
- “agotada” frequency rank
- 53345
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acostada | agotada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de acostado, participio de acostar o de acostarse. | Forma del femenino de agotado, participio de agotar. |
Where the eye mixes acostada and agotada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. acostada runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCV) against agotada's 7 (VCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses acostada with agotada
A purely visual mix-up. acostada ([akosˈt̪að̞a]) and agotada ([aɣ̞oˈt̪að̞a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53345, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acostada is recorded at frequency rank #32,469, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [akosˈt̪að̞a]. agotada is at rank #20,876, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [aɣ̞oˈt̪að̞a].
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 53345, this pair ranks #88,355 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acostada vs agotada
Shared letters: adot. Private to "acostada": cs. Private to "agotada": g.
"acostada" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "agotada" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acostada" and "agotada" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "acostada" or "agotada"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "acostada" and "agotada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acostada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agotada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #88,355 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acostada" and "agotada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acostada vs aportada". 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 #88,355 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.