agitadorvsagotadoConfusable pair

Which to use

“agitador” and “agotado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,309
“agitador” frequency rank
#11,158
“agotado” frequency rank
57467
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agitador agotado
Definition Que agita (mover rápidamente y con fuerza de un lado a otro; generar inquietud). Cansadísimo.

Where the eye mixes agitador and agotado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. agitador runs 8 letters (VCVCVCVC) against agotado's 7 (VCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
agitador
7 ch
agotado

Look-alike desk: agitador vs agotado

A purely visual mix-up. agitador ([axit̪aˈð̞oɾ]) and agotado ([aɣ̞oˈt̪að̞o]) 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 57467, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

agitador is recorded at frequency rank #46,309, classified as anadj, pronounced [axit̪aˈð̞oɾ]. agotado is at rank #11,158, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aɣ̞oˈt̪að̞o].

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 57467, this pair ranks #70,403 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of agitador vs agotado

Shared letters: adgot. Private to "agitador": ir. Private to "agotado": -.

"agitador" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC  ·  "agotado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agitadoraggitador · agiatdor · agitaddor · agitadorr · agitadro · agitaodr · agitdaor · agittador
  • agotadoaggotado · agoatdo · agotaddo · agotaod · agotdao · agottado · agtoado · aogtado

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "agitador" and "agotado" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([axit̪aˈð̞oɾ] versus [aɣ̞oˈt̪að̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "agitador" vs "agotado" - which ranks higher?
"agotado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,158 in our Spanish list, against #46,309 for "agitador". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "agitador" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "agotado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #70,403 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "agitador" and "agotado" 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 #70,403 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list