Which to use
“ahogada” is an adjective and “ahogan” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,426
- “ahogada” frequency rank
- #37,934
- “ahogan” frequency rank
- 72360
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ahogada | ahogan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de ahogado¹. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ahogar o de ahogarse. |
Where the eye mixes ahogada and ahogan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ahogada runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against ahogan's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ahogada vs ahogan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ahogada is [aoˈɣ̞að̞a] while ahogan is [aˈoɣ̞ãn]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72360, 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]. ahogan is at rank #37,934, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈoɣ̞ãn].
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 72360, this pair ranks #25,515 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ahogada vs ahogan
Shared letters: agho. Private to "ahogada": d. Private to "ahogan": n.
"ahogada" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "ahogan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "ahogada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ahogan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,515 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ahogada" and "ahogan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ahogan vs asoman". 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 #25,515 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.