Which to use
“agarré” and “amarse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,248
- “agarré” frequency rank
- #48,200
- “amarse” frequency rank
- 68448
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agarré | amarse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de agarrar o de agarrarse. | Forma pronominal de amar. |
Where the eye mixes agarré and amarse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. agarré and amarse follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between agarré and amarse
A purely visual mix-up. agarré ([aɣ̞aˈre]) and amarse ([aˈmaɾse]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68448, 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]. amarse is at rank #48,200, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈmaɾse].
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 68448, this pair ranks #34,486 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agarré vs amarse
Shared letters: ar. Private to "agarré": gé. Private to "amarse": ems.
"agarré" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "amarse" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- amarse ← aamrse · amarce · amares · amarrse · amarsse · amasre · ammarse · amrase
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "agarré" and "amarse" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "agarré" or "amarse"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "agarré" and "amarse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "agarré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,486 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agarré" and "amarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amarse vs amaste". 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 #34,486 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.