agotaronvsanotaronWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#33,397
“agotaron” frequency rank
#37,952
“anotaron” frequency rank
71349
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agotaron anotaron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de agotar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de anotar.

Where the eye mixes agotaron and anotaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. agotaron and anotaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
agotaron
8 ch
anotaron

Visual trap between agotaron and anotaron

A purely visual mix-up. agotaron ([aɣ̞oˈt̪aɾõn]) and anotaron ([anoˈt̪aɾõn]) 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 a single letter - g in “agotaron” becomes n in “anotaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71349, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

agotaron is recorded at frequency rank #33,397, classified as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞oˈt̪aɾõn]. anotaron is at rank #37,952, tagged as averb, pronounced [anoˈt̪aɾõn].

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 71349, this pair ranks #27,713 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of agotaron vs anotaron

Shared letters: anort. Private to "agotaron": g. Private to "anotaron": -.

"agotaron" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC  ·  "anotaron" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agotaron ← aggotaron · agoatron · agotaorn · agotarno · agotaronn · agotarron · agotraon · agottaron
  • anotaron ← annotaron · anoatron · anotaorn · anotarno · anotaronn · anotarron · anotraon · anottaron

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "agotaron" for "anotaron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aɣ̞oˈt̪aɾõn] versus [anoˈt̪aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "agotaron" vs "anotaron" - which ranks higher?
"agotaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,397 in our Spanish list, against #37,952 for "anotaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "agotaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "anotaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #27,713 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "agotaron" and "anotaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anotaron 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 #27,713 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