agarraba

[aɣ̞aˈraβ̞a]

/[aɣ̞aˈraβ̞a]/ verb

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The verdict

“agarraba” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #35,852. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,852
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de agarrar o de agarrarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-agarraba · agarraba · Spanish

agarraba · rank #35,852 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,852
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH afamado

Nearest frequency peer: afamado (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “agarraba”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “agarraba” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

agarraba vs agarrar
75% similar
agarraba vs agarran
75% similar
agarraba vs agarrado
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for agarraba
PropertyValue
Headwordagarraba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aɣ̞aˈraβ̞a]
Letters8
Frequency rank#35,852
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “agarraba”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.agarrabacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “afamado” (#35,851), “agria” (#35,853), “aeroespacial” (#35,850). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “agarraba” va en #35,852. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around agarraba (IPA [aɣ̞aˈraβ̞a]), averb. Corpus frequency is #35,852 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for agarraba, with forms such as "aagrraba", "agaraba", and "agararba". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "agarrar", "agarran", "agarrado", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is agarraba, spelled A-G-A-R-R-A-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de agarrar o de agarrarse.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de agarrar o de agarrarse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aagrraba
  • agaraba
  • agararba
  • agarraab
  • agarrabba
  • agarrava
  • agarrbaa
  • aggarraba
  • agraraba
  • gaarraba

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of agarraba - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aagrraba2agaraba1agararba2agarraab2agarrabba1agarrava1agarrbaa2aggarraba1
Edit distance from "agarraba"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "agarraba"?
"agarraba" is spelled A-G-A-R-R-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [aɣ̞aˈraβ̞a].
What does "agarraba" mean?
As a verb, "agarraba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de agarrar o de agarrarse.
What words are commonly confused with "agarraba"?
"agarraba" is commonly confused with "agarrar", "agarran", "agarrado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "agarraba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "agarraba" is [aɣ̞aˈraβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "agarraba" come from?
"agarraba" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "agarraba", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

adhesiva#35,845acusaban#35,843abusivos#35,841apagados#35,867

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

anclaje10 variantsyerbas10 variantsarrendar10 variantsvascas10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list