Which to use
“agitada” is a participle and “agitan” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,118
- “agitada” frequency rank
- #45,716
- “agitan” frequency rank
- 70834
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agitada | agitan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de agitado, participio de agitar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de agitar. |
Where the eye mixes agitada and agitan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: agitada vs agitan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agitada is [axiˈt̪að̞a] while agitan is [aˈxit̪ãn]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70834, 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]. agitan is at rank #45,716, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈxit̪ãn].
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 70834, this pair ranks #28,817 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agitada vs agitan
Shared letters: agit. Private to "agitada": d. Private to "agitan": n.
"agitada" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "agitan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "agitada" and "agitan" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "agitada" or "agitan" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "agitada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agitan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,817 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agitada" and "agitan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "admitan vs agitan". 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 #28,817 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.