Which to use
“agencia” and “agonía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,005
- “agencia” frequency rank
- #14,754
- “agonía” frequency rank
- 16759
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agencia | agonía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Profesión o empleo de agente. | Angustia y congoja del moribundo. |
Where the eye mixes agencia and agonía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. agencia runs 7 letters (VCVCCVV) against agonía's 6 (VCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses agencia with agonía
A purely visual mix-up. agencia ([aˈxẽnsja]) and agonía ([aɣ̞oˈnia]) 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 16759, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agencia is recorded at frequency rank #2,005, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈxẽnsja]. agonía is at rank #14,754, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aɣ̞oˈnia].
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 16759, this pair ranks #274,877 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of agencia vs agonía
Shared letters: agn. Private to "agencia": cei. Private to "agonía": oí.
"agencia" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV · "agonía" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- agencia ← aegncia · agecnia · agencai · agenccia · agenica · agenncia · agensia · aggencia
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agencia" for "agonía" ever safe?
Frequency check: "agencia" vs "agonía" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "agencia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agonía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #274,877 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agencia" and "agonía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agobio vs agonía". 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 #274,877 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.