Which to use
“ahogo” and “apego” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,465
- “ahogo” frequency rank
- #17,037
- “apego” frequency rank
- 46502
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ahogo | apego |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sensación de falta de aire para respirar. | Actitud de afecto, afición o inclinación hacia algo o alguien. |
Where the eye mixes ahogo and apego
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ahogo and apego follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses ahogo with apego
A purely visual mix-up. ahogo ([aˈoɣ̞o]) and apego ([aˈpeɣ̞o]) 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 46502, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ahogo is recorded at frequency rank #29,465, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈoɣ̞o]. apego is at rank #17,037, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈpeɣ̞o].
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 46502, this pair ranks #125,350 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ahogo vs apego
Shared letters: ago. Private to "ahogo": h. Private to "apego": ep.
"ahogo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "apego" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ahogo" and "apego" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ahogo" or "apego" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ahogo" and "apego" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ahogo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apego" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #125,350 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ahogo" and "apego" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ahogan vs ahogo". 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 #125,350 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.