Which to use
“agora” and “ahora” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,016
- “agora” frequency rank
- #64
- “ahora” frequency rank
- 29080
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agora | ahora |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante de ahora. | En este instante, en este momento, en el momento actual. |
Where the eye mixes agora and ahora
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: agora vs ahora
A purely visual mix-up. agora ([aˈɣ̞oɾa]) and ahora ([aˈoɾa]) 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 - g in “agora” becomes h in “ahora”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29080, 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]. ahora is at rank #64, tagged as anadv, pronounced [aˈoɾa].
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 29080, this pair ranks #218,793 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agora vs ahora
Shared letters: aor. Private to "agora": g. Private to "ahora": h.
"agora" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "ahora" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agora" and "ahora" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "agora" or "ahora" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "agora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ahora" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #218,793 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agora" and "ahora" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aflora vs agora". 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 #218,793 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.