Which to use
“agotada” and “alocada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,876
- “agotada” frequency rank
- #48,195
- “alocada” frequency rank
- 69071
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agotada | alocada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de agotado, participio de agotar. | Forma del femenino de alocado, participio de alocar. |
Where the eye mixes agotada and alocada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. agotada and alocada follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses agotada with alocada
A purely visual mix-up. agotada ([aɣ̞oˈt̪að̞a]) and alocada ([aloˈkað̞a]) 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 69071, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agotada is recorded at frequency rank #20,876, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [aɣ̞oˈt̪að̞a]. alocada is at rank #48,195, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [aloˈkað̞a].
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 69071, this pair ranks #32,913 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agotada vs alocada
Shared letters: ado. Private to "agotada": gt. Private to "alocada": cl.
"agotada" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "alocada" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agotada" and "alocada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "agotada" or "alocada"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "agotada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alocada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,913 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agotada" and "alocada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alocada vs alojaba". 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 #32,913 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.