agotadasvsapoyadasConfusable pair

Which to use

“agotadas” and “apoyadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#30,739
“agotadas” frequency rank
#25,137
“apoyadas” frequency rank
55876
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agotadas apoyadas
Definition Forma del femenino plural de agotado, participio de agotar. Forma del femenino plural de apoyado, participio de apoyar o de apoyarse.

Where the eye mixes agotadas and apoyadas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. agotadas (VCVCVCVC) and apoyadas (VCVVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
agotadas
8 ch
apoyadas

Visual trap between agotadas and apoyadas

A purely visual mix-up. agotadas ([aɣ̞oˈt̪að̞as]) and apoyadas ([apoˈʝað̞as]) 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 55876, 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]. apoyadas is at rank #25,137, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [apoˈʝað̞as].

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 55876, this pair ranks #76,952 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of agotadas vs apoyadas

Shared letters: ados. Private to "agotadas": gt. Private to "apoyadas": py.

"agotadas" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC  ·  "apoyadas" · 8 letters · shape VCVVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agotadasaggotadas · agoatdas · agotaads · agotadass · agotaddas · agotadsa · agotdaas · agottadas
  • apoyadasaopyadas · apoaydas · apoyaads · apoyadass · apoyaddas · apoyadsa · apoydaas · apoyyadas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "agotadas" and "apoyadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aɣ̞oˈt̪að̞as] versus [apoˈʝað̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "agotadas" or "apoyadas"?
"apoyadas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,137 in our Spanish list, against #30,739 for "agotadas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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 "apoyadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #76,952 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "agotadas" and "apoyadas" 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 #76,952 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