Which to use
“agarrado” is an adjective and “agarramos” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,249
- “agarrado” frequency rank
- #35,328
- “agarramos” frequency rank
- 57577
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agarrado | agarramos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que no comparte ni gasta con gusto su dinero o sus bienes. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de agarrar o de agarrarse. |
Where the eye mixes agarrado and agarramos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. agarrado runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCV) against agarramos's 9 (VCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: agarrado vs agarramos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agarrado is [aɣ̞aˈrað̞o] while agarramos is [aɣ̞aˈramos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57577, 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]. agarramos is at rank #35,328, tagged as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞aˈramos].
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 57577, this pair ranks #69,941 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agarrado vs agarramos
Shared letters: agor. Private to "agarrado": d. Private to "agarramos": ms.
"agarrado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "agarramos" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agarrado" for "agarramos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "agarrado" vs "agarramos" - 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 "agarramos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,941 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agarrado" and "agarramos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agarrados vs agarramos". 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 #69,941 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.