rogadovsrogarTell them apart

Which to use

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

#48,063
“rogado” frequency rank
#20,504
“rogar” frequency rank
68567
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rogado rogar
Definition Participio de rogar. Pedir o solicitar algo a alguien con mucha necesidad.

Where the eye mixes rogado and rogar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
rogado
5 ch
rogar

Visual trap between rogado and rogar

A purely visual mix-up. rogado ([roˈɣ̞að̞o]) and rogar ([roˈɣ̞aɾ]) 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 68567, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rogado is recorded at frequency rank #48,063, classified as averb, pronounced [roˈɣ̞að̞o]. rogar is at rank #20,504, tagged as averb, pronounced [roˈɣ̞aɾ].

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 68567, this pair ranks #34,171 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of rogado vs rogar

Shared letters: agor. Private to "rogado": d. Private to "rogar": -.

"rogado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "rogar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rogadoorgado · rgoado · roagdo · rogaddo · rogaod · rogdao · roggado · rrogado
  • rogarorgar · rgoar · roagr · rogarr · roggar · rogra · rrogar

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "rogado" for "rogar" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([roˈɣ̞að̞o] versus [roˈɣ̞aɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "rogado" vs "rogar" - which ranks higher?
"rogar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,504 in our Spanish list, against #48,063 for "rogado". 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 "rogado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rogar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #34,171 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rogado" and "rogar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regado vs rogado". 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 #34,171 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