Which to use
“agarrar” and “agarres” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,508
- “agarrar” frequency rank
- #34,422
- “agarres” frequency rank
- 41930
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agarrar | agarres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Asir algo con la mano o los miembros. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de agarrar o de agarrarse. |
Where the eye mixes agarrar and agarres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. agarrar and agarres follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: agarrar vs agarres
A purely visual mix-up. agarrar ([aɣ̞aˈraɾ]) and agarres ([aˈɣ̞ares]) 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 41930, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agarrar is recorded at frequency rank #7,508, classified as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞aˈraɾ]. agarres is at rank #34,422, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞ares].
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 41930, this pair ranks #151,012 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agarrar vs agarres
Shared letters: agr. Private to "agarrar": -. Private to "agarres": es.
"agarrar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "agarres" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "agarrar" and "agarres" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "agarrar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agarres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #151,012 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agarrar" and "agarres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agarres vs amarras". 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 #151,012 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.