Which to use
“agarrarse” and “agarraste” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,906
- “agarrarse” frequency rank
- #41,169
- “agarraste” frequency rank
- 78075
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agarrarse | agarraste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Asirse fuertemente a o de alguna cosa. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de agarrar o de agarrarse. |
Where the eye mixes agarrarse and agarraste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. agarrarse and agarraste follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses agarrarse with agarraste
A purely visual mix-up. agarrarse ([aɣ̞aˈraɾse]) and agarraste ([aɣ̞aˈrast̪e]) 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 78075, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agarrarse is recorded at frequency rank #36,906, classified as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞aˈraɾse]. agarraste is at rank #41,169, tagged as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞aˈrast̪e].
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 78075, this pair ranks #15,005 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agarrarse vs agarraste
Shared letters: aegrs. Private to "agarrarse": -. Private to "agarraste": t.
"agarrarse" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCCV · "agarraste" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agarrarse" for "agarraste" ever safe?
Frequency check: "agarrarse" vs "agarraste" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "agarrarse" and "agarraste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "agarrarse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agarraste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,005 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agarrarse" and "agarraste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agarrarse vs ahorrarse". 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 #15,005 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.