Which to use
“ahogada” and “ahogados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,426
- “ahogada” frequency rank
- #34,870
- “ahogados” frequency rank
- 69296
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ahogada | ahogados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de ahogado¹. | Forma del plural de ahogado¹. |
Where the eye mixes ahogada and ahogados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ahogada runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against ahogados's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ahogada and ahogados
A purely visual mix-up. ahogada ([aoˈɣ̞að̞a]) and ahogados ([aoˈɣ̞að̞os]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69296, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ahogada is recorded at frequency rank #34,426, classified as anadj, pronounced [aoˈɣ̞að̞a]. ahogados is at rank #34,870, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aoˈɣ̞að̞os].
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 69296, this pair ranks #32,330 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ahogada vs ahogados
Shared letters: adgho. Private to "ahogada": -. Private to "ahogados": s.
"ahogada" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "ahogados" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ahogada" and "ahogados" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ahogada" or "ahogados"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ahogada" and "ahogados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ahogada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ahogados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,330 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ahogada" and "ahogados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ahogada vs alocada". 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 #32,330 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.