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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "agarrado" and "agarrados" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "agarrado" vs "agarrados" - which ranks higher?
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.