Which to use
“agitan” is a verb and “Atan” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,716
- “agitan” frequency rank
- #36,936
- “Atan” frequency rank
- 82652
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agitan | Atan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de agitar. | Apellido. |
Where the eye mixes agitan and Atan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. agitan runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against Atan's 4 (VCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between agitan and Atan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agitan is [aˈxit̪ãn] while Atan is [ˈat̪ãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82652, 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]. Atan is at rank #36,936, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈat̪ãn].
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 82652, this pair ranks #9,007 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agitan vs Atan
Shared letters: ant. Private to "agitan": gi. Private to "Atan": -.
"agitan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "Atan" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agitan" and "Atan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "agitan" or "Atan"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "agitan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Atan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,007 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agitan" and "Atan" 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 #9,007 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.