Which to use
“agitador” and “agotador” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,309
- “agitador” frequency rank
- #23,650
- “agotador” frequency rank
- 69959
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agitador | agotador |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que agita (mover rápidamente y con fuerza de un lado a otro; generar inquietud). | Que agota. |
Where the eye mixes agitador and agotador
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. agitador and agotador follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses agitador with agotador
A purely visual mix-up. agitador ([axit̪aˈð̞oɾ]) and agotador ([aɣ̞ot̪aˈð̞oɾ]) 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 a single letter - i in “agitador” becomes o in “agotador”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69959, 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]. agotador is at rank #23,650, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aɣ̞ot̪aˈð̞oɾ].
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 69959, this pair ranks #30,803 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agitador vs agotador
Shared letters: adgort. Private to "agitador": i. Private to "agotador": -.
"agitador" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "agotador" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agitador" for "agotador" ever safe?
Frequency check: "agitador" vs "agotador" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "agitador" and "agotador" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "agitador" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agotador" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,803 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agitador" and "agotador" 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 #30,803 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.