Which to use
“agitada” and “agitados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,118
- “agitada” frequency rank
- #45,715
- “agitados” frequency rank
- 70833
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agitada | agitados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de agitado, participio de agitar. | Forma del plural de agitado, participio de agitar. |
Where the eye mixes agitada and agitados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. agitada runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against agitados's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between agitada and agitados
A purely visual mix-up. agitada ([axiˈt̪að̞a]) and agitados ([axiˈt̪að̞os]) 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 70833, 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]. agitados is at rank #45,715, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [axiˈt̪að̞os].
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 70833, this pair ranks #28,819 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agitada vs agitados
Shared letters: adgit. Private to "agitada": -. Private to "agitados": os.
"agitada" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "agitados" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "agitada" and "agitados" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "agitada" or "agitados"?
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 "agitados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,819 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agitada" and "agitados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agitador vs agitados". 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 #28,819 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.