Which to use
“ahogan” and “asoman” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,934
- “ahogan” frequency rank
- #45,135
- “asoman” frequency rank
- 83069
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ahogan | asoman |
|---|---|---|
| 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 asomar o de asomarse. |
Where the eye mixes ahogan and asoman
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. ahogan and asoman 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 asoman
A purely visual mix-up. ahogan ([aˈoɣ̞ãn]) and asoman ([aˈsomãn]) 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 83069, 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]. asoman is at rank #45,135, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈsomãn].
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 83069, this pair ranks #8,530 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ahogan vs asoman
Shared letters: ano. Private to "ahogan": gh. Private to "asoman": ms.
"ahogan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "asoman" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ahogan" and "asoman" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ahogan" or "asoman" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ahogan" and "asoman" 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 "asoman" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,530 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ahogan" and "asoman" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aslan 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 #8,530 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.