Which to use
“acarrea” and “agarres” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,727
- “acarrea” frequency rank
- #34,422
- “agarres” frequency rank
- 65149
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acarrea | agarres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acarrear. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de agarrar o de agarrarse. |
Where the eye mixes acarrea and agarres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. acarrea (VCVCCVV) and agarres (VCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: acarrea vs agarres
A purely visual mix-up. acarrea ([akaˈrea]) and agarres ([aˈɣ̞ares]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65149, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acarrea is recorded at frequency rank #30,727, classified as averb, pronounced [akaˈrea]. agarres is at rank #34,422, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞ares].
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 65149, this pair ranks #43,497 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acarrea vs agarres
Shared letters: aer. Private to "acarrea": c. Private to "agarres": gs.
"acarrea" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV · "agarres" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acarrea" and "agarres" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "acarrea" vs "agarres" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "acarrea" and "agarres" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acarrea" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agarres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,497 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acarrea" and "agarres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agarres vs amarras". 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 #43,497 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.