Which to use
“agitado” is an adjective and “avisado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,299
- “agitado” frequency rank
- #17,604
- “avisado” frequency rank
- 36903
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agitado | avisado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | agitado ¦ plural: agitados ¦ femenino: agitada ¦ femenino plural: agitadas | Participio de avisar. |
Where the eye mixes agitado and avisado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: agitado vs avisado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agitado is [axiˈt̪að̞o] while avisado is [aβ̞iˈsað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36903, 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]. avisado is at rank #17,604, tagged as averb, pronounced [aβ̞iˈsað̞o].
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 36903, this pair ranks #178,167 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agitado vs avisado
Shared letters: adio. Private to "agitado": gt. Private to "avisado": sv.
"agitado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "avisado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agitado" and "avisado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "agitado" vs "avisado" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "agitado" and "avisado" 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 "avisado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #178,167 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agitado" and "avisado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "avisado vs avisamos". 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 #178,167 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.