Which to use
“agotar” and “alojar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,713
- “agotar” frequency rank
- #20,565
- “alojar” frequency rank
- 45278
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agotar | alojar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acabar recursos o posibilidades hasta su desaparición. | Dar alojamiento o posada. |
Where the eye mixes agotar and alojar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses agotar with alojar
A purely visual mix-up. agotar ([aɣ̞oˈt̪aɾ]) and alojar ([aloˈxaɾ]) 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 45278, 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]. alojar is at rank #20,565, tagged as averb, pronounced [aloˈxaɾ].
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 45278, this pair ranks #132,366 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agotar vs alojar
Shared letters: aor. Private to "agotar": gt. Private to "alojar": jl.
"agotar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "alojar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agotar" and "alojar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "agotar" or "alojar" show up more?
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 "alojar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #132,366 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agotar" and "alojar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agitan vs agotar". 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 #132,366 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.