agarrévsagarresWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“agarré” and “agarres” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#20,248
“agarré” frequency rank
#34,422
“agarres” frequency rank
54670
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agarré agarres
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de agarrar o de agarrarse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de agarrar o de agarrarse.

Where the eye mixes agarré and agarres

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. agarré runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against agarres's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
agarré
7 ch
agarres

Visual trap between agarré and agarres

A purely visual mix-up. agarré ([aɣ̞aˈre]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54670, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

agarré is recorded at frequency rank #20,248, classified as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞aˈre]. 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 54670, this pair ranks #82,284 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of agarré vs agarres

Shared letters: agr. Private to "agarré": é. Private to "agarres": es.

"agarré" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV  ·  "agarres" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agarres ← aagrres · agarers · agares · agarress · agarrse · aggarres · agrares · gaarres

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "agarré" for "agarres" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aɣ̞aˈre] versus [aˈɣ̞ares]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "agarré" or "agarres"?
"agarré" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,248 in our Spanish list, against #34,422 for "agarres". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "agarré" 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 #82,284 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "agarré" 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 #82,284 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list