Which to use
“agente” is an adjective and “aguante” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,436
- “agente” frequency rank
- #7,252
- “aguante” frequency rank
- 9688
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agente | aguante |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que actúa, que obra, que produce efecto, que hace algo sobre otra cosa. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de aguantar o de aguantarse. |
Where the eye mixes agente and aguante
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. agente runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against aguante's 7 (VCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between agente and aguante
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agente is [aˈxẽn̪t̪e] while aguante is [aˈɣ̞wãn̪t̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9688, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agente is recorded at frequency rank #2,436, classified as anadj, pronounced [aˈxẽn̪t̪e]. aguante is at rank #7,252, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞wãn̪t̪e].
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 9688, this pair ranks #301,140 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of agente vs aguante
Shared letters: aegnt. Private to "agente": -. Private to "aguante": u.
"agente" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "aguante" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agente" for "aguante" ever safe?
Which is more common, "agente" or "aguante"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "agente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aguante" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #301,140 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agente" and "aguante" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aguante vs Atlante". 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 #301,140 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.