Which to use
“acotado” is an adjective and “agotados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,342
- “acotado” frequency rank
- #27,467
- “agotados” frequency rank
- 70809
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acotado | agotados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Con topes o límites por alguno de sus lados o todos ellos, de manera que no se puede salir de ese espacio resultante. | Forma del plural de agotado, participio de agotar. |
Where the eye mixes acotado and agotados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. acotado runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against agotados's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses acotado with agotados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: acotado is [akoˈt̪að̞o] while agotados is [aɣ̞oˈt̪að̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70809, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acotado is recorded at frequency rank #43,342, classified as anadj, pronounced [akoˈt̪að̞o]. agotados is at rank #27,467, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [aɣ̞oˈt̪að̞os].
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 70809, this pair ranks #28,882 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acotado vs agotados
Shared letters: adot. Private to "acotado": c. Private to "agotados": gs.
"acotado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "agotados" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acotado" and "agotados" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "acotado" vs "agotados" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "acotado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agotados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,882 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acotado" and "agotados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abortado vs acotado". 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 #28,882 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.