Which to use
“agotan” and “ahogan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,916
- “agotan” frequency rank
- #37,934
- “ahogan” frequency rank
- 71850
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agotan | ahogan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de agotar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ahogar o de ahogarse. |
Where the eye mixes agotan and ahogan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. agotan and ahogan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: agotan vs ahogan
A purely visual mix-up. agotan ([aˈɣ̞ot̪ãn]) and ahogan ([aˈoɣ̞ãn]) 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 71850, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agotan is recorded at frequency rank #33,916, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞ot̪ãn]. ahogan is at rank #37,934, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈoɣ̞ãn].
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 71850, this pair ranks #26,615 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agotan vs ahogan
Shared letters: agno. Private to "agotan": t. Private to "ahogan": h.
"agotan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "ahogan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "agotan" and "ahogan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "agotan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ahogan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,615 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agotan" and "ahogan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ahogan vs asoman". 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 #26,615 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.