agotavsaortaWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#21,886
“agota” frequency rank
#39,050
“aorta” frequency rank
60936
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agota aorta
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de agotar. Arteria principal en los animales vertebrados, que nace del ventrículo izquierdo del corazón.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set agota and aorta apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
agota
5 ch
aorta

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agota is [aˈɣ̞ot̪a] while aorta is [aˈoɾt̪a]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60936, 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]. aorta is at rank #39,050, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈoɾt̪a].

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 60936, this pair ranks #57,174 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of agota vs aorta

Shared letters: aot. Private to "agota": g. Private to "aorta": r.

"agota" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "aorta" · 5 letters · shape VVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agotaaggota · agoat · agotta · agtoa · aogta · gaota
  • aortaaorat · aorrta · aortta · aotra · arota · oarta

Frequency comparison

agota#21,886
aorta#39,050

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "agota" and "aorta" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "agota" is a verb and "aorta" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "agota" or "aorta"?
"agota" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,886 in our Spanish list, against #39,050 for "aorta". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering agota vs aorta

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “agota”; for a noun, it's “aorta”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “agota” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list