Which to use
“agotados” and “apoyados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,467
- “agotados” frequency rank
- #14,281
- “apoyados” frequency rank
- 41748
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agotados | apoyados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de agotado, participio de agotar. | Forma del plural de apoyado, participio de apoyar o de apoyarse. |
Where the eye mixes agotados and apoyados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. agotados (VCVCVCVC) and apoyados (VCVVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses agotados with apoyados
A purely visual mix-up. agotados ([aɣ̞oˈt̪að̞os]) and apoyados ([apoˈʝað̞os]) 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 41748, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agotados is recorded at frequency rank #27,467, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [aɣ̞oˈt̪að̞os]. apoyados is at rank #14,281, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [apoˈʝað̞os].
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 41748, this pair ranks #151,992 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agotados vs apoyados
Shared letters: ados. Private to "agotados": gt. Private to "apoyados": py.
"agotados" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "apoyados" · 8 letters · shape VCVVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "agotados" and "apoyados" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "agotados" vs "apoyados" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "agotados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apoyados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #151,992 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agotados" and "apoyados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agotadora vs agotados". 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 #151,992 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.