Which to use
“agarrado” and “alarmado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,249
- “agarrado” frequency rank
- #42,790
- “alarmado” frequency rank
- 65039
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agarrado | alarmado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que no comparte ni gasta con gusto su dinero o sus bienes. | Que está conmocionado, con temor o alarma. |
Where the eye mixes agarrado and alarmado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between agarrado and alarmado
A purely visual mix-up. agarrado ([aɣ̞aˈrað̞o]) and alarmado ([alaɾˈmað̞o]) 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 65039, 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]. alarmado is at rank #42,790, tagged as anadj, pronounced [alaɾˈmað̞o].
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 65039, this pair ranks #43,817 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agarrado vs alarmado
Shared letters: ador. Private to "agarrado": g. Private to "alarmado": lm.
"agarrado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "alarmado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agarrado" for "alarmado" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "agarrado" or "alarmado" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "agarrado" and "alarmado" 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 "alarmado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,817 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agarrado" and "alarmado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alargando vs alarmado". 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 #43,817 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.