Which to use
“ahogan” and “ahogar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,934
- “ahogan” frequency rank
- #22,561
- “ahogar” frequency rank
- 60495
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ahogan | ahogar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ahogar o de ahogarse. | Impedir que una persona o animal respirar, por ejemplo agarrándole la garganta o metiéndolo en el agua, generalmente causándole la muerte. |
Where the eye mixes ahogan and ahogar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ahogan and ahogar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between ahogan and ahogar
A purely visual mix-up. ahogan ([aˈoɣ̞ãn]) and ahogar ([aoˈɣ̞aɾ]) 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 - n in “ahogan” becomes r in “ahogar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60495, 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]. ahogar is at rank #22,561, tagged as averb, pronounced [aoˈɣ̞aɾ].
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 60495, this pair ranks #58,749 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ahogan vs ahogar
Shared letters: agho. Private to "ahogan": n. Private to "ahogar": r.
"ahogan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "ahogar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ahogan" and "ahogar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ahogan" vs "ahogar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ahogan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ahogar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,749 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ahogan" and "ahogar" 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 #58,749 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.