Which to use
“agitados” and “agotados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,715
- “agitados” frequency rank
- #27,467
- “agotados” frequency rank
- 73182
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agitados | agotados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de agitado, participio de agitar. | Forma del plural de agotado, participio de agotar. |
Where the eye mixes agitados and agotados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. agitados and agotados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between agitados and agotados
A purely visual mix-up. agitados ([axiˈt̪að̞os]) and agotados ([aɣ̞oˈt̪að̞os]) 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 “agitados” becomes o in “agotados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73182, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agitados is recorded at frequency rank #45,715, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [axiˈt̪að̞os]. agotados is at rank #27,467, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [aɣ̞oˈt̪að̞os].
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 73182, this pair ranks #23,823 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agitados vs agotados
Shared letters: adgost. Private to "agitados": i. Private to "agotados": -.
"agitados" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "agotados" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agitados" for "agotados" ever safe?
Frequency check: "agitados" vs "agotados" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "agitados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agotados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,823 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agitados" and "agotados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agitador vs agitados". 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 #23,823 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.