abrevsAgraWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#2,099
“abre” frequency rank
#43,956
“Agra” frequency rank
46055
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abre Agra
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de abrir o de abrirse. es una ciudad del Estado de Uttar Pradesh, India

Where the eye mixes abre and Agra

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
abre
4 ch
Agra

Why the eye confuses abre with Agra

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abre is [ˈaβ̞ɾe] while Agra is [ˈaɣ̞ɾa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46055, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

abre is recorded at frequency rank #2,099, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaβ̞ɾe]. 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 46055, this pair ranks #127,934 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of abre vs Agra

Shared letters: ar. Private to "abre": be. Private to "Agra": g.

"abre" · 4 letters · shape VCCV  ·  "Agra" · 4 letters · shape VCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • abreabbre · abrre · arbe · avre · bare
  • Agraaggra · arga

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "abre" and "Agra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "abre" is a verb and "Agra" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "abre" vs "Agra" - which ranks higher?
"abre" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,099 in our Spanish list, against #43,956 for "Agra". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "abre" 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 #127,934 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "abre" 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 #127,934 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