Which to use
“agotado” and “ahogado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,158
- “agotado” frequency rank
- #16,748
- “ahogado” frequency rank
- 27906
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agotado | ahogado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cansadísimo. | Que se ahoga (tiene dificultad para respirar) o sufre ahogo (aflicción). |
Where the eye mixes agotado and ahogado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: agotado vs ahogado
A purely visual mix-up. agotado ([aɣ̞oˈt̪að̞o]) and ahogado ([aoˈɣ̞að̞o]) 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 27906, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agotado is recorded at frequency rank #11,158, classified as anadj, pronounced [aɣ̞oˈt̪að̞o]. ahogado is at rank #16,748, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aoˈɣ̞að̞o].
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 27906, this pair ranks #224,588 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agotado vs ahogado
Shared letters: adgo. Private to "agotado": t. Private to "ahogado": h.
"agotado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "ahogado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "agotado" and "ahogado" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "agotado" or "ahogado"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "agotado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ahogado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #224,588 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agotado" and "ahogado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agotado vs agotadora". 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 #224,588 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.