Which to use
“agitado” and “agitador” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,299
- “agitado” frequency rank
- #46,309
- “agitador” frequency rank
- 65608
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agitado | agitador |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | agitado ¦ plural: agitados ¦ femenino: agitada ¦ femenino plural: agitadas | Que agita (mover rápidamente y con fuerza de un lado a otro; generar inquietud). |
Where the eye mixes agitado and agitador
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. agitado 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: agitado vs agitador
A purely visual mix-up. agitado ([axiˈt̪að̞o]) and agitador ([axit̪aˈð̞oɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “agitado” sits inside “agitador”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65608, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agitado is recorded at frequency rank #19,299, classified as anadj, pronounced [axiˈt̪að̞o]. 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 65608, this pair ranks #42,155 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agitado vs agitador
Shared letters: adgiot. Private to "agitado": -. Private to "agitador": r.
"agitado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "agitador" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "agitado" and "agitador" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "agitado" vs "agitador" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "agitado" and "agitador" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "agitado" 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 #42,155 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agitado" 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 #42,155 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.