agarrarse

[aɣ̞aˈraɾse]

/[aɣ̞aˈraɾse]/ verb

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The verdict

“agarrarse” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #36,906. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,906
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Asirse fuertemente a o de alguna cosa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-agarrarse · agarrarse · Spanish

agarrarse · rank #36,906 · 12 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,906
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH aeronáutico

Nearest frequency peer: aeronáutico (-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 “agarrarse”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “agarrarse” 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).

agarrarse vs apartarse
78% similar
agarrarse vs agarraste
78% similar
agarrarse vs ahorrarse
78% similar

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

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “agarrarse”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).agarrarsecae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “aeronáutico” (#36,905), “aglomeración” (#36,907), “admitieron” (#36,904). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “agarrarse” va en #36,906. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around agarrarse (IPA [aɣ̞aˈraɾse]), averb. Corpus frequency is #36,906 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for agarrarse, with forms such as "aagrrarse", "agararrse", and "agararse". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "apartarse", "agarraste", "ahorrarse", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is agarrarse, spelled A-G-A-R-R-A-R-S-E.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how agarrarse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «Se agarra a cualquier cosa para no trabajar».

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aagrrarse
  • agararrse
  • agararse
  • agarrarce
  • agarrares
  • agarrarrse
  • agarrarsse
  • agarrasre
  • agarrrase
  • aggarrarse
  • agrararse
  • gaarrarse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of agarrarse - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aagrrarse2agararrse2agararse1agarrarce1agarrares2agarrarrse1agarrarsse1agarrasre2
Edit distance from "agarrarse"

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 "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?
"agarrarse" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ajustadas#36,909alegrarse#36,912alfarería#36,913alfileres#36,914

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

adictiva12 variantsaprobará12 variantsarmoniosa12 variantsvenirse12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list