Which to use
“agitados” and “animados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,715
- “agitados” frequency rank
- #10,261
- “animados” frequency rank
- 55976
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agitados | animados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de agitado, participio de agitar. | Forma del plural de animado, participio de animar o de animarse. |
Where the eye mixes agitados and animados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: agitados vs animados
A purely visual mix-up. agitados ([axiˈt̪að̞os]) and animados ([aniˈmað̞os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55976, 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]. animados is at rank #10,261, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [aniˈmað̞os].
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 55976, this pair ranks #76,534 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agitados vs animados
Shared letters: adios. Private to "agitados": gt. Private to "animados": mn.
"agitados" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "animados" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "agitados" and "animados" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "agitados" or "animados"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "agitados" and "animados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "agitados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "animados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #76,534 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agitados" and "animados" 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 #76,534 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.