agarrar

/[aɣ̞aˈraɾ]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,508

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

agarrar is aSpanishverb. It means: Asir algo con la mano o los miembros. Pronounced [aɣ̞aˈraɾ]. It ranks #7,508 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with agarro and agarré.

Key facts for agarrar
PropertyValue
Headwordagarrar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aɣ̞aˈraɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,508
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of agarrar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for agarrar is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aɣ̞aˈraɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,508 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for agarrar, with forms such as "aagrrar", "agararr", and "agarrarr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "agarro", "agarré", "amarra", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is agarrar, spelled A-G-A-R-R-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Asir algo con la mano o los miembros.
  2. 2
    Hacerse con alguna cosa.
  3. 3
    Tomar a alguno por sorpresa.
  4. 4
    Penetrar en el significado de lo que se dice o se hace, hacerse una idea de algo usando las facultades mentales.
  5. 5
    Pelear.
  6. 6
    Practicar el acto sexual.
  7. 7
    Tomar repentinamente una acción o curso.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aagrrar,agararr,agarrarr,agarrra,aggarrar,agrarar,gaarrar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for agarrar

Misspelling Variants of "agarrar"

aagrrar7agararr7agarrarr8agarrra7aggarrar8agrarar7gaarrar7
Misspelling Variants of "agarrar"

Frequency rank: #7,508 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "agarrar"?
"agarrar" is spelled A-G-A-R-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [aɣ̞aˈraɾ].
What does "agarrar" mean?
As a verb, "agarrar" means: Asir algo con la mano o los miembros.
What words are commonly confused with "agarrar"?
"agarrar" is commonly confused with "agarro", "agarré", "amarra". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "agarrar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "agarrar" is [aɣ̞aˈraɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "agarrar" come from?
"agarrar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.