Which to use
“agotadas” is a participle and “agotador” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,739
- “agotadas” frequency rank
- #23,650
- “agotador” frequency rank
- 54389
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agotadas | agotador |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de agotado, participio de agotar. | Que agota. |
Where the eye mixes agotadas and agotador
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. agotadas and agotador follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses agotadas with agotador
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agotadas is [aɣ̞oˈt̪að̞as] while agotador is [aɣ̞ot̪aˈð̞oɾ]. 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 (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54389, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agotadas is recorded at frequency rank #30,739, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [aɣ̞oˈt̪að̞as]. agotador is at rank #23,650, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aɣ̞ot̪aˈð̞oɾ].
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 54389, this pair ranks #83,542 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agotadas vs agotador
Shared letters: adgot. Private to "agotadas": s. Private to "agotador": r.
"agotadas" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "agotador" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agotadas" and "agotador" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "agotadas" or "agotador" show up more?
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 "agotadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agotador" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #83,542 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agotadas" and "agotador" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agotadas vs anotadas". 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 #83,542 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.