Which to use
“agarrado” and “ahorrado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,249
- “agarrado” frequency rank
- #20,249
- “ahorrado” frequency rank
- 42498
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agarrado | ahorrado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que no comparte ni gasta con gusto su dinero o sus bienes. | Libre de obligaciones o deberes. |
Where the eye mixes agarrado and ahorrado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: agarrado vs ahorrado
A purely visual mix-up. agarrado ([aɣ̞aˈrað̞o]) and ahorrado ([aoˈrað̞o]) 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 42498, 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]. ahorrado is at rank #20,249, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aoˈrað̞o].
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 42498, this pair ranks #147,861 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agarrado vs ahorrado
Shared letters: ador. Private to "agarrado": g. Private to "ahorrado": h.
"agarrado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "ahorrado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agarrado" for "ahorrado" ever safe?
Which is more common, "agarrado" or "ahorrado"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "agarrado" and "ahorrado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "agarrado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ahorrado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #147,861 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agarrado" and "ahorrado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agarrado vs amarrada". 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 #147,861 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.