agotanvsazotarWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#33,916
“agotan” frequency rank
#44,573
“azotar” frequency rank
78489
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agotan azotar
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de agotar. Dar azotes.

Where the eye mixes agotan and azotar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. agotan and azotar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
agotan
6 ch
azotar

Why the eye confuses agotan with azotar

A purely visual mix-up. agotan ([aˈɣ̞ot̪ãn]) and azotar ([asoˈt̪aɾ]) 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 78489, 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]. azotar is at rank #44,573, tagged as averb, pronounced [asoˈt̪aɾ].

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 78489, this pair ranks #14,379 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of agotan vs azotar

Shared letters: aot. Private to "agotan": gn. Private to "azotar": rz.

"agotan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "azotar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agotan ← aggotan · agoatn · agotann · agotna · agottan · agtoan · aogtan · gaotan
  • azotar ← aoztar · azoatr · azotarr · azotra · azottar · aztoar · azzotar · zaotar

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "agotan" for "azotar" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aˈɣ̞ot̪ãn] versus [asoˈt̪aɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "agotan" vs "azotar" - which ranks higher?
"agotan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,916 in our Spanish list, against #44,573 for "azotar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "agotan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "azotar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #14,379 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "agotan" and "azotar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anotan vs azotar". 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 #14,379 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