Which to use
“agarran” and “ahorran” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,254
- “agarran” frequency rank
- #34,427
- “ahorran” frequency rank
- 50681
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agarran | ahorran |
|---|---|---|
| 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 ahorrar. |
Where the eye mixes agarran and ahorran
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. agarran and ahorran 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 ahorran
A purely visual mix-up. agarran ([aˈɣ̞arãn]) and ahorran ([aˈorãn]) 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 50681, 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]. ahorran is at rank #34,427, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈorãn].
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 50681, this pair ranks #101,902 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agarran vs ahorran
Shared letters: anr. Private to "agarran": g. Private to "ahorran": ho.
"agarran" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "ahorran" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agarran" for "ahorran" ever safe?
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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 "ahorran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #101,902 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agarran" and "ahorran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ahorran vs ahorrará". 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 #101,902 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.