abravsAgraTell them apart

Quick tell: abra is a noun, Agra is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“abra” is a noun and “Agra” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#7,943
“abra” frequency rank
#43,956
“Agra” frequency rank
51899
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abra Agra
Definition Entrada de mar en tierra, de menor proporción que una bahía, que ofrece resguardo para que los buques puedan fondear en ella. es una ciudad del Estado de Uttar Pradesh, India

Where the eye mixes abra and Agra

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
abra
4 ch
Agra

Look-alike desk: abra vs Agra

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abra is [ˈaβ̞ɾa] while Agra is [ˈaɣ̞ɾa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - b in “abra” becomes g in “Agra”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51899, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

abra is recorded at frequency rank #7,943, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaβ̞ɾa]. Agra is at rank #43,956, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈaɣ̞ɾa].

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 51899, this pair ranks #95,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of abra vs Agra

Shared letters: ar. Private to "abra": b. Private to "Agra": g.

"abra" · 4 letters · shape VCCV  ·  "Agra" · 4 letters · shape VCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • abraabar · abbra · arba · avra
  • Agraaggra · arga

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "abra" and "Agra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "abra" is a noun and "Agra" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "abra" or "Agra"?
"abra" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,943 in our Spanish list, against #43,956 for "Agra". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "abra" and "Agra" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "abra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Agra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #95,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "abra" and "Agra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Agra vs anta". 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 #95,456 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