Which to use
“agarren” and “agarres” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,731
- “agarren” frequency rank
- #34,422
- “agarres” frequency rank
- 53153
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agarren | agarres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de agarrar o de agarrarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de agarrar o de agarrarse. |
Where the eye mixes agarren and agarres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. agarren and agarres follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between agarren and agarres
A purely visual mix-up. agarren ([aˈɣ̞arẽn]) 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 a single letter - n in “agarren” becomes s in “agarres”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53153, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agarren is recorded at frequency rank #18,731, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞arẽn]. 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 53153, this pair ranks #89,269 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agarren vs agarres
Shared letters: aegr. Private to "agarren": n. Private to "agarres": s.
"agarren" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "agarres" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agarren" and "agarres" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "agarren" vs "agarres" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "agarren" 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 #89,269 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agarren" 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 #89,269 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.