Which to use
“ahogan” and “apagan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,934
- “ahogan” frequency rank
- #28,630
- “apagan” frequency rank
- 66564
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ahogan | apagan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 apagar. |
Where the eye mixes ahogan and apagan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. ahogan and apagan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses ahogan with apagan
A purely visual mix-up. ahogan ([aˈoɣ̞ãn]) and apagan ([aˈpaɣ̞ãn]) 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 66564, 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]. apagan is at rank #28,630, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈpaɣ̞ãn].
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 66564, this pair ranks #39,538 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ahogan vs apagan
Shared letters: agn. Private to "ahogan": ho. Private to "apagan": p.
"ahogan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "apagan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ahogan" and "apagan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ahogan" vs "apagan" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "apagan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,538 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ahogan" and "apagan" 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 #39,538 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.