Which to use
“agitados” and “avisados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,715
- “agitados” frequency rank
- #44,570
- “avisados” frequency rank
- 90285
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agitados | avisados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de agitado, participio de agitar. | Forma del plural de avisado, participio de avisar. |
Where the eye mixes agitados and avisados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. agitados and avisados 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 agitados with avisados
A purely visual mix-up. agitados ([axiˈt̪að̞os]) and avisados ([aβ̞iˈsað̞os]) 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 90285, 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]. avisados is at rank #44,570, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [aβ̞iˈsað̞os].
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 90285, this pair ranks #2,606 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agitados vs avisados
Shared letters: adios. Private to "agitados": gt. Private to "avisados": v.
"agitados" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "avisados" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agitados" and "avisados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "agitados" or "avisados"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "agitados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avisados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,606 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agitados" and "avisados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "avisados 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 #2,606 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.