Which to use
“Agos” and “Ames” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,785
- “Agos” frequency rank
- #20,569
- “Ames” frequency rank
- 63354
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Agos | Ames |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Apellido. | Apellido. |
Where the eye mixes Agos and Ames
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Agos with Ames
A purely visual mix-up. Agos ([ˈaɣ̞os]) and Ames ([ˈames]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63354, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Agos is recorded at frequency rank #42,785, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈaɣ̞os]. Ames is at rank #20,569, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈames].
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 63354, this pair ranks #49,020 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Agos vs Ames
Shared letters: as. Private to "Agos": go. Private to "Ames": em.
"Agos" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "Ames" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Agos" and "Ames" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "Agos" or "Ames" show up more?
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 "Agos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ames" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,020 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Agos" and "Ames" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Agos vs apis". 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 #49,020 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.