Which to use
“agarré” is a verb and “alarde” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,248
- “agarré” frequency rank
- #27,470
- “alarde” frequency rank
- 47718
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agarré | alarde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de agarrar o de agarrarse. | La acción y efecto de ostentar o presumir algo. |
Where the eye mixes agarré and alarde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. agarré and alarde follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses agarré with alarde
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agarré is [aɣ̞aˈre] while alarde is [aˈlaɾð̞e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47718, 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]. alarde is at rank #27,470, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈlaɾð̞e].
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 47718, this pair ranks #118,515 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agarré vs alarde
Shared letters: ar. Private to "agarré": gé. Private to "alarde": del.
"agarré" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "alarde" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- alarde ← aalrde · aladre · alardde · alared · alarrde · allarde · alrade · laarde
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agarré" and "alarde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "agarré" or "alarde"?
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 "agarré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alarde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #118,515 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agarré" and "alarde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alarde vs amarse". 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 #118,515 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.