Which to use
“agitan” and “agotan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,716
- “agitan” frequency rank
- #33,916
- “agotan” frequency rank
- 79632
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agitan | agotan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de agitar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de agotar. |
Where the eye mixes agitan and agotan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. agitan and agotan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses agitan with agotan
A purely visual mix-up. agitan ([aˈxit̪ãn]) and agotan ([aˈɣ̞ot̪ãn]) 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 “agitan” becomes o in “agotan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79632, 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]. agotan is at rank #33,916, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞ot̪ãn].
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 79632, this pair ranks #12,730 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agitan vs agotan
Shared letters: agnt. Private to "agitan": i. Private to "agotan": o.
"agitan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "agotan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agitan" for "agotan" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "agitan" or "agotan" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "agitan" and "agotan" 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 "agotan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,730 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agitan" and "agotan" 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 #12,730 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.