Which to use
“agotar” is a verb and “agote” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,713
- “agotar” frequency rank
- #42,786
- “agote” frequency rank
- 67499
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agotar | agote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acabar recursos o posibilidades hasta su desaparición. | Persona originaria o habitante de un pueblo del valle de Baztán, en Navarra, España. |
Where the eye mixes agotar and agote
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. agotar runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against agote's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses agotar with agote
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agotar is [aɣ̞oˈt̪aɾ] while agote is [aˈɣ̞ot̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67499, 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]. agote is at rank #42,786, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aˈɣ̞ot̪e].
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 67499, this pair ranks #36,949 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agotar vs agote
Shared letters: agot. Private to "agotar": r. Private to "agote": e.
"agotar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "agote" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agotar" and "agote" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "agotar" vs "agote" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "agotar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,949 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agotar" and "agote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agote vs Aponte". 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 #36,949 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.