Which to use
“agarran” and “agarren” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,254
- “agarran” frequency rank
- #18,731
- “agarren” frequency rank
- 34985
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agarran | agarren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de agarrar o de agarrarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de agarrar o de agarrarse. |
Where the eye mixes agarran and agarren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. agarran and agarren follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses agarran with agarren
A purely visual mix-up. agarran ([aˈɣ̞arãn]) and agarren ([aˈɣ̞arẽn]) 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 a single letter - a in “agarran” becomes e in “agarren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34985, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agarran is recorded at frequency rank #16,254, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞arãn]. agarren is at rank #18,731, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞arẽn].
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 34985, this pair ranks #188,460 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agarran vs agarren
Shared letters: agnr. Private to "agarran": -. Private to "agarren": e.
"agarran" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "agarren" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agarran" for "agarren" ever safe?
Frequency check: "agarran" vs "agarren" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "agarran" and "agarren" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "agarran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agarren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #188,460 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agarran" and "agarren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agarran vs apartan". 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 #188,460 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.