Which to use
“adoran” and “agotan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,872
- “adoran” frequency rank
- #33,916
- “agotan” frequency rank
- 54788
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adoran | agotan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de adorar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de agotar. |
Where the eye mixes adoran and agotan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. adoran and agotan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses adoran with agotan
A purely visual mix-up. adoran ([aˈð̞oɾãn]) and agotan ([aˈɣ̞ot̪ãn]) 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 54788, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adoran is recorded at frequency rank #20,872, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈð̞oɾãn]. agotan is at rank #33,916, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞ot̪ãn].
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 54788, this pair ranks #81,801 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of adoran vs agotan
Shared letters: ano. Private to "adoran": dr. Private to "agotan": gt.
"adoran" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "agotan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "adoran" and "agotan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "adoran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agotan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #81,801 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adoran" and "agotan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agitan vs agotan". 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 #81,801 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.