Which to use
“agarran” and “apartan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,254
- “agarran” frequency rank
- #49,421
- “apartan” frequency rank
- 65675
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agarran | apartan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 apartar o de apartarse. |
Where the eye mixes agarran and apartan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. agarran and apartan 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 apartan
A purely visual mix-up. agarran ([aˈɣ̞arãn]) and apartan ([aˈpaɾt̪ãn]) 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 65675, 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]. apartan is at rank #49,421, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈpaɾt̪ãn].
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 65675, this pair ranks #41,951 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agarran vs apartan
Shared letters: anr. Private to "agarran": g. Private to "apartan": pt.
"agarran" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "apartan" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agarran" and "apartan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "agarran" or "apartan"?
What to do next
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 "apartan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,951 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agarran" and "apartan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apartan vs apartando". 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 #41,951 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.