Which to use
“agitado” and “atado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,299
- “agitado” frequency rank
- #9,935
- “atado” frequency rank
- 29234
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agitado | atado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | agitado ¦ plural: agitados ¦ femenino: agitada ¦ femenino plural: agitadas | Que se intimida fácilmente. |
Where the eye mixes agitado and atado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: agitado vs atado
A purely visual mix-up. agitado ([axiˈt̪að̞o]) and atado ([aˈt̪að̞o]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29234, 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]. atado is at rank #9,935, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aˈt̪að̞o].
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 29234, this pair ranks #218,039 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agitado vs atado
Shared letters: adot. Private to "agitado": gi. Private to "atado": -.
"agitado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "atado" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agitado" and "atado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "agitado" vs "atado" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "agitado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #218,039 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agitado" and "atado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agitado vs agitador". 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 #218,039 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.