ahoganvsalojanWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#37,934
“ahogan” frequency rank
#37,939
“alojan” frequency rank
75873
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ahogan alojan
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 alojar o de alojarse.

Where the eye mixes ahogan and alojan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. ahogan and alojan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
ahogan
6 ch
alojan

Visual trap between ahogan and alojan

A purely visual mix-up. ahogan ([aˈoɣ̞ãn]) and alojan ([aˈloxãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75873, 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]. alojan is at rank #37,939, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈloxãn].

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 75873, this pair ranks #18,740 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of ahogan vs alojan

Shared letters: ano. Private to "ahogan": gh. Private to "alojan": jl.

"ahogan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "alojan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ahoganahgoan · ahhogan · ahoagn · ahogann · ahoggan · ahogna · aohgan · haogan
  • alojanaljoan · allojan · aloajn · alojann · alojjan · alojna · aoljan · laojan

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ahogan" and "alojan" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aˈoɣ̞ãn] versus [aˈloxãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ahogan" vs "alojan" - which ranks higher?
"ahogan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,934 in our Spanish list, against #37,939 for "alojan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ahogan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "alojan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #18,740 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ahogan" and "alojan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alojaba vs alojan". 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 #18,740 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