Which to use
“ahogan” and “ahogando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,934
- “ahogan” frequency rank
- #28,222
- “ahogando” frequency rank
- 66156
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ahogan | ahogando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ahogar o de ahogarse. | Gerundio de ahogar. |
Where the eye mixes ahogan and ahogando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ahogan runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against ahogando's 8 (VCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ahogan with ahogando
A purely visual mix-up. ahogan ([aˈoɣ̞ãn]) and ahogando ([aoˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “ahogan” sits inside “ahogando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66156, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ahogan is recorded at frequency rank #37,934, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈoɣ̞ãn]. ahogando is at rank #28,222, tagged as averb, pronounced [aoˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o].
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 66156, this pair ranks #40,615 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ahogan vs ahogando
Shared letters: aghno. Private to "ahogan": -. Private to "ahogando": d.
"ahogan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "ahogando" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ahogan" for "ahogando" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ahogan" vs "ahogando" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ahogan" and "ahogando" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ahogan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ahogando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,615 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ahogan" and "ahogando" 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 #40,615 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.