Which to use
“agitada” is a participle and “agitador” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,118
- “agitada” frequency rank
- #46,309
- “agitador” frequency rank
- 71427
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agitada | agitador |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de agitado, participio de agitar. | Que agita (mover rápidamente y con fuerza de un lado a otro; generar inquietud). |
Where the eye mixes agitada and agitador
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. agitada runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against agitador's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: agitada vs agitador
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agitada is [axiˈt̪að̞a] while agitador is [axit̪aˈð̞oɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71427, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agitada is recorded at frequency rank #25,118, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [axiˈt̪að̞a]. agitador is at rank #46,309, tagged as anadj, pronounced [axit̪aˈð̞oɾ].
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 71427, this pair ranks #27,546 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agitada vs agitador
Shared letters: adgit. Private to "agitada": -. Private to "agitador": or.
"agitada" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "agitador" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agitada" and "agitador" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "agitada" vs "agitador" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "agitada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agitador" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,546 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agitada" and "agitador" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agitador vs agotadora". 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 #27,546 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.