adoranvsagotanConfusable pair

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.

6 ch
adoran
6 ch
agotan

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

  • adoran ← addoran · adoarn · adorann · adorran · adroan · aodran · daoran
  • agotan ← aggotan · agoatn · agotann · agotna · agottan · agtoan · aogtan · gaotan

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "adoran" for "agotan" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aˈð̞oɾãn] versus [aˈɣ̞ot̪ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "adoran" or "agotan"?
"adoran" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,872 in our Spanish list, against #33,916 for "agotan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list