Which to use
“acotar” and “agotar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,405
- “acotar” frequency rank
- #24,713
- “agotar” frequency rank
- 62118
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acotar | agotar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Poner cotos a un terreno de modo que quede cercado o reservado para el uso por su dueño. | Acabar recursos o posibilidades hasta su desaparición. |
Where the eye mixes acotar and agotar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. acotar and agotar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: acotar vs agotar
A purely visual mix-up. acotar ([akoˈt̪aɾ]) and agotar ([aɣ̞oˈt̪aɾ]) 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 a single letter - c in “acotar” becomes g in “agotar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62118, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acotar is recorded at frequency rank #37,405, classified as averb, pronounced [akoˈt̪aɾ]. agotar is at rank #24,713, tagged as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞oˈt̪aɾ].
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 62118, this pair ranks #53,075 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acotar vs agotar
Shared letters: aort. Private to "acotar": c. Private to "agotar": g.
"acotar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "agotar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acotar" and "agotar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "acotar" vs "agotar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "acotar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agotar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,075 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acotar" and "agotar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acorta vs acotar". 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 #53,075 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.