Which to use
“ahorcar” and “ahorra” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,238
- “ahorcar” frequency rank
- #14,755
- “ahorra” frequency rank
- 56993
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ahorcar | ahorra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Colgar por el cuello hasta provocar la muerte. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ahorrar. |
Where the eye mixes ahorcar and ahorra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ahorcar runs 7 letters (VCVCCVC) against ahorra's 6 (VCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ahorcar vs ahorra
A purely visual mix-up. ahorcar ([aoɾˈkaɾ]) and ahorra ([aˈora]) 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 56993, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ahorcar is recorded at frequency rank #42,238, classified as averb, pronounced [aoɾˈkaɾ]. ahorra is at rank #14,755, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈora].
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 56993, this pair ranks #72,300 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ahorcar vs ahorra
Shared letters: ahor. Private to "ahorcar": c. Private to "ahorra": -.
"ahorcar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "ahorra" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ahorcar" for "ahorra" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ahorcar" vs "ahorra" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ahorcar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ahorra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,300 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ahorcar" and "ahorra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ahorcar vs ahorrará". 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 #72,300 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.