Which to use
“agota” and “angosta” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,886
- “agota” frequency rank
- #39,046
- “angosta” frequency rank
- 60932
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agota | angosta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de agotar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de angostar o de angostarse. |
Where the eye mixes agota and angosta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. agota runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against angosta's 7 (VCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between agota and angosta
A purely visual mix-up. agota ([aˈɣ̞ot̪a]) and angosta ([ãŋˈgost̪a]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60932, 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]. angosta is at rank #39,046, tagged as averb, pronounced [ãŋˈgost̪a].
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 60932, this pair ranks #57,187 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agota vs angosta
Shared letters: agot. Private to "agota": -. Private to "angosta": ns.
"agota" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "angosta" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "agota" and "angosta" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "agota" or "angosta" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "agota" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angosta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,187 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agota" and "angosta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angosta vs Anguita". 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 #57,187 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.