agoravsagoteWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: agora is a adverb, agote is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“agora” is an adverb and “agote” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#29,016
“agora” frequency rank
#42,786
“agote” frequency rank
71802
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agora agote
Definition Variante de ahora. Persona originaria o habitante de un pueblo del valle de Baztán, en Navarra, España.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set agora and agote apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
agora
5 ch
agote

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agora is [aˈɣ̞oɾa] while agote is [aˈɣ̞ot̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71802, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

agora is recorded at frequency rank #29,016, classified as anadv, pronounced [aˈɣ̞oɾa]. agote is at rank #42,786, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aˈɣ̞ot̪e].

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 71802, this pair ranks #26,722 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of agora vs agote

Shared letters: ago. Private to "agora": r. Private to "agote": et.

"agora" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "agote" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agoraaggora · agoar · agorra · agroa · aogra · gaora
  • agoteaggote · agoet · agotte · agtoe · aogte · gaote

Frequency comparison

agora#29,016
agote#42,786

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "agora" and "agote" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "agora" is an adverb and "agote" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "agora" or "agote"?
"agora" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,016 in our Spanish list, against #42,786 for "agote". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering agora vs agote

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adverb, it's “agora”; for an adjective, it's “agote”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “agora” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list