Which to use
“Agar” is a name and “apagar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,783
- “Agar” frequency rank
- #8,467
- “apagar” frequency rank
- 51250
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Agar | apagar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Apellido. | Hacer que un aparato electrónico deje de estar encendido. |
Where the eye mixes Agar and apagar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Agar vs apagar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Agar is [aˈɣ̞aɾ] while apagar is [apaˈɣ̞aɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Agar” sits inside “apagar”, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51250, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Agar is recorded at frequency rank #42,783, classified as aname, pronounced [aˈɣ̞aɾ]. apagar is at rank #8,467, tagged as averb, pronounced [apaˈɣ̞aɾ].
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 51250, this pair ranks #98,843 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Agar vs apagar
Shared letters: agr. Private to "Agar": -. Private to "apagar": p.
"Agar" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "apagar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Agar" for "apagar" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "Agar" or "apagar" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Agar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apagar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #98,843 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Agar" and "apagar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Agar vs ajuar". 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 #98,843 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.