ahoganvsahorranTell them apart

Which to use

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

#37,934
“ahogan” frequency rank
#34,427
“ahorran” frequency rank
72361
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ahogan ahorran
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ahogar o de ahogarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ahorrar.

Where the eye mixes ahogan and ahorran

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ahogan runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against ahorran's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
ahogan
7 ch
ahorran

Look-alike desk: ahogan vs ahorran

A purely visual mix-up. ahogan ([aˈoɣ̞ãn]) and ahorran ([aˈorãn]) 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 72361, 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]. ahorran is at rank #34,427, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈorãn].

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 72361, this pair ranks #25,509 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of ahogan vs ahorran

Shared letters: ahno. Private to "ahogan": g. Private to "ahorran": r.

"ahogan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "ahorran" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ahoganahgoan · ahhogan · ahoagn · ahogann · ahoggan · ahogna · aohgan · haogan
  • ahorranahhorran · ahoran · ahorarn · ahorrann · ahorrna · ahroran · aohrran · haorran

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ahogan" and "ahorran" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aˈoɣ̞ãn] versus [aˈorãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "ahogan" or "ahorran"?
"ahorran" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,427 in our Spanish list, against #37,934 for "ahogan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "ahogan" and "ahorran" 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 "ahorran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #25,509 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ahogan" and "ahorran" 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 #25,509 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