Which to use
“agitan” and “agota” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,716
- “agitan” frequency rank
- #21,886
- “agota” frequency rank
- 67602
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agitan | agota |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de agitar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de agotar. |
Where the eye mixes agitan and agota
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. agitan runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against agota's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between agitan and agota
A purely visual mix-up. agitan ([aˈxit̪ãn]) and agota ([aˈɣ̞ot̪a]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67602, 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]. agota is at rank #21,886, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞ot̪a].
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 67602, this pair ranks #36,695 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agitan vs agota
Shared letters: agt. Private to "agitan": in. Private to "agota": o.
"agitan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "agota" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agitan" and "agota" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "agitan" vs "agota" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "agitan" and "agota" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "agitan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agota" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,695 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agitan" and "agota" 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 #36,695 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.