agotarvsagotaronWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#24,713
“agotar” frequency rank
#33,397
“agotaron” frequency rank
58110
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agotar agotaron
Definition Acabar recursos o posibilidades hasta su desaparición. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de agotar.

Where the eye mixes agotar and agotaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. agotar runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against agotaron's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
agotar
8 ch
agotaron

Look-alike desk: agotar vs agotaron

A purely visual mix-up. agotar ([aɣ̞oˈt̪aɾ]) and agotaron ([aɣ̞oˈt̪aɾõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “agotar” sits inside “agotaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58110, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

agotar is recorded at frequency rank #24,713, classified as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞oˈt̪aɾ]. agotaron is at rank #33,397, tagged as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞oˈt̪aɾõn].

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 58110, this pair ranks #67,759 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of agotar vs agotaron

Shared letters: agort. Private to "agotar": -. Private to "agotaron": n.

"agotar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "agotaron" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agotar ← aggotar · agoatr · agotarr · agotra · agottar · agtoar · aogtar · gaotar
  • agotaron ← aggotaron · agoatron · agotaorn · agotarno · agotaronn · agotarron · agotraon · agottaron

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "agotar" and "agotaron" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aɣ̞oˈt̪aɾ] versus [aɣ̞oˈt̪aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "agotar" or "agotaron" show up more?
"agotar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,713 in our Spanish list, against #33,397 for "agotaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "agotar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "agotaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #67,759 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "agotar" and "agotaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agotaron vs ataron". 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 #67,759 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