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“agacha” and “agarra” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,307
“agacha” frequency rank
#6,257
“agarra” frequency rank
52564
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agacha agarra
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de agachar o de agacharse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de agarrar o de agarrarse.

Where the eye mixes agacha and agarra

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. agacha and agarra follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
agacha
6 ch
agarra

Look-alike desk: agacha vs agarra

A purely visual mix-up. agacha ([aˈɣ̞at͡ʃa]) and agarra ([aˈɣ̞ara]) 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 52564, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

agacha is recorded at frequency rank #46,307, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞at͡ʃa]. agarra is at rank #6,257, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞ara].

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 52564, this pair ranks #92,090 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of agacha vs agarra

Shared letters: ag. Private to "agacha": ch. Private to "agarra": r.

"agacha" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV  ·  "agarra" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agacha ← aagcha · agacah · agaccha · agachha · agahca · agcaha · aggacha · gaacha
  • agarra ← aagrra · agara · agarar · aggarra · agrara · gaarra

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "agacha" and "agarra" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aˈɣ̞at͡ʃa] versus [aˈɣ̞ara]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "agacha" or "agarra"?
"agarra" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,257 in our Spanish list, against #46,307 for "agacha". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "agacha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "agarra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #92,090 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "agacha" and "agarra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acacia vs agacha". 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 #92,090 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