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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ahogan" and "ahorran" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ahogan" or "ahorran"?
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.