Which to use
“agitando” and “agotando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,466
- “agitando” frequency rank
- #33,917
- “agotando” frequency rank
- 61383
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agitando | agotando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gerundio de agitar. | Gerundio de agotar. |
Where the eye mixes agitando and agotando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between agitando and agotando
A purely visual mix-up. agitando ([axiˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]) and agotando ([aɣ̞oˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]) 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 “agitando” becomes o in “agotando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61383, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agitando is recorded at frequency rank #27,466, classified as averb, pronounced [axiˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]. agotando is at rank #33,917, tagged as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞oˈt̪ãn̪d̪o].
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 61383, this pair ranks #55,648 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agitando vs agotando
Shared letters: adgnot. Private to "agitando": i. Private to "agotando": -.
"agitando" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV · "agotando" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agitando" for "agotando" ever safe?
Frequency check: "agitando" vs "agotando" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "agitando" and "agotando" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "agitando" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agotando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,648 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agitando" and "agotando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acotado vs agotando". 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 #55,648 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.