Which to use
“agitan” and “agitando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,716
- “agitan” frequency rank
- #27,466
- “agitando” frequency rank
- 73182
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agitan | agitando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de agitar. | Gerundio de agitar. |
Where the eye mixes agitan and agitando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. agitan runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against agitando's 8 (VCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: agitan vs agitando
A purely visual mix-up. agitan ([aˈxit̪ãn]) and agitando ([axiˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “agitan” sits inside “agitando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73182, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agitan is recorded at frequency rank #45,716, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈxit̪ãn]. agitando is at rank #27,466, tagged as averb, pronounced [axiˈt̪ãn̪d̪o].
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 agitan vs agitando
Shared letters: agint. Private to "agitan": -. Private to "agitando": do.
"agitan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "agitando" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "agitan" and "agitando" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "agitan" or "agitando"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "agitan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agitando" - 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
- "agitan" and "agitando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "admitan vs agitan". 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.