agarradovsagarradosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#22,249
“agarrado” frequency rank
#46,908
“agarrados” frequency rank
69157
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agarrado agarrados
Definition Que no comparte ni gasta con gusto su dinero o sus bienes. Forma del plural de agarrado.

Where the eye mixes agarrado and agarrados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. agarrado runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCV) against agarrados's 9 (VCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
agarrado
9 ch
agarrados

Look-alike desk: agarrado vs agarrados

A purely visual mix-up. agarrado ([aɣ̞aˈrað̞o]) and agarrados ([aɣ̞aˈrað̞os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “agarrado” sits inside “agarrados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69157, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

agarrado is recorded at frequency rank #22,249, classified as anadj, pronounced [aɣ̞aˈrað̞o]. agarrados is at rank #46,908, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aɣ̞aˈrað̞os].

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 69157, this pair ranks #32,669 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of agarrado vs agarrados

Shared letters: adgor. Private to "agarrado": -. Private to "agarrados": s.

"agarrado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV  ·  "agarrados" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agarradoaagrrado · agarado · agarardo · agarraddo · agarraod · agarrdao · aggarrado · agrarado
  • agarradosaagrrados · agarados · agarardos · agarraddos · agarradoss · agarradso · agarraods · agarrdaos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "agarrado" and "agarrados" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aɣ̞aˈrað̞o] versus [aɣ̞aˈrað̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "agarrado" vs "agarrados" - which ranks higher?
"agarrado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,249 in our Spanish list, against #46,908 for "agarrados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "agarrado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "agarrados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #32,669 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "agarrado" and "agarrados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agarrados vs aterrados". 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 #32,669 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