agarrarse

/[aɣ̞aˈraɾse]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#36,906

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

agarrarse is aSpanishverb. It means: Asirse fuertemente a o de alguna cosa. Pronounced [aɣ̞aˈraɾse]. Often confused with apartarse and agarraste.

Key facts for agarrarse
PropertyValue
Headwordagarrarse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aɣ̞aˈraɾse]
Letters9
Frequency rank#36,906
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for agarrarse is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aɣ̞aˈraɾse]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,906 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for agarrarse, with forms such as "aagrrarse", "agararrse", and "agararse". 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, "apartarse", "agarraste", "ahorrarse", 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 agarrarse, spelled A-G-A-R-R-A-R-S-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Asirse fuertemente a o de alguna cosa.
  2. 2
    Dicho de una enfermedad: Apoderarse del paciente con tenacidad.
  3. 3
    Asirse₃.
  4. 4
    Pegarse, chamuscarse el guiso, quedarse adherido a alguna olla, cazuela, etc., por exceso de cocción.
  5. 5
    Inventarse alguna cosa como excusa o pretexto para excusarse de o no hacer algo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aagrrarse,agararrse,agararse,agarrarce,agarrares,agarrarrse,agarrarsse,agarrasre,agarrrase,aggarrarse,agrararse,gaarrarse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for agarrarse

Misspelling Variants of "agarrarse"

aagrrarse9agararrse9agararse8agarrarce9agarrares9agarrarrse10agarrarsse10agarrasre9
Misspelling Variants of "agarrarse"

Frequency rank: #36,906 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "agarrarse"?
"agarrarse" is spelled A-G-A-R-R-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [aɣ̞aˈraɾse].
What does "agarrarse" mean?
As a verb, "agarrarse" means: Asirse fuertemente a o de alguna cosa.
What words are commonly confused with "agarrarse"?
"agarrarse" is commonly confused with "apartarse", "agarraste", "ahorrarse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "agarrarse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "agarrarse" is [aɣ̞aˈraɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "agarrarse" come from?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.