Which to use
“agarran” and “aguardan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,254
- “agarran” frequency rank
- #41,720
- “aguardan” frequency rank
- 57974
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agarran | aguardan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 indicativo de aguardar o de aguardarse. |
Where the eye mixes agarran and aguardan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. agarran runs 7 letters (VCVCCVC) against aguardan's 8 (VCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: agarran vs aguardan
A purely visual mix-up. agarran ([aˈɣ̞arãn]) and aguardan ([aˈɣ̞waɾð̞ãn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57974, 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]. aguardan is at rank #41,720, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞waɾð̞ãn].
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 57974, this pair ranks #68,280 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agarran vs aguardan
Shared letters: agnr. Private to "agarran": -. Private to "aguardan": du.
"agarran" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "aguardan" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agarran" for "aguardan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "agarran" vs "aguardan" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "agarran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aguardan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,280 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agarran" and "aguardan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aguardan vs aguardando". 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 #68,280 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.