Which to use
“agencia” and “ausencia” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,005
- “agencia” frequency rank
- #2,438
- “ausencia” frequency rank
- 4443
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agencia | ausencia |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Profesión o empleo de agente. | Acción o efecto de ausentarse o de estar ausente. |
Where the eye mixes agencia and ausencia
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. agencia runs 7 letters (VCVCCVV) against ausencia's 8 (VVCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses agencia with ausencia
A purely visual mix-up. agencia ([aˈxẽnsja]) and ausencia ([awˈsẽnsja]) 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 4443, 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]. ausencia is at rank #2,438, tagged as anoun, pronounced [awˈsẽnsja].
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 4443, this pair ranks #316,079 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of agencia vs ausencia
Shared letters: acein. Private to "agencia": g. Private to "ausencia": su.
"agencia" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV · "ausencia" · 8 letters · shape VVCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agencia" for "ausencia" ever safe?
Which is more common, "agencia" or "ausencia"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "agencia" and "ausencia" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "agencia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausencia" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #316,079 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agencia" and "ausencia" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agencia vs agency". 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 #316,079 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.