agotavsAgraConfusable pair

Quick tell: agota is a verb, Agra is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“agota” is a verb and “Agra” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#21,886
“agota” frequency rank
#43,956
“Agra” frequency rank
65842
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agota Agra
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de agotar. es una ciudad del Estado de Uttar Pradesh, India

Where the eye mixes agota and Agra

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. agota runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against Agra's 4 (VCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
agota
4 ch
Agra

Look-alike desk: agota vs Agra

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agota is [aˈɣ̞ot̪a] while Agra is [ˈaɣ̞ɾa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 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 65842, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

agota is recorded at frequency rank #21,886, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞ot̪a]. Agra is at rank #43,956, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈaɣ̞ɾa].

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 65842, this pair ranks #41,480 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of agota vs Agra

Shared letters: ag. Private to "agota": ot. Private to "Agra": r.

"agota" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "Agra" · 4 letters · shape VCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agota ← aggota · agoat · agotta · agtoa · aogta · gaota
  • Agra ← aggra · arga

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "agota" and "Agra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "agota" is a verb and "Agra" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "agota" vs "Agra" - which ranks higher?
"agota" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,886 in our Spanish list, against #43,956 for "Agra". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "agota" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Agra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #41,480 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "agota" and "Agra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Agra vs anta". 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 #41,480 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list