AgosvsAgraTell them apart

Which to use

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

#42,785
“Agos” frequency rank
#43,956
“Agra” frequency rank
86741
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Agos Agra
Definition Apellido. es una ciudad del Estado de Uttar Pradesh, India

Where the eye mixes Agos and Agra

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Agos (VCVC) and Agra (VCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

4 ch
Agos
4 ch
Agra

Look-alike desk: Agos vs Agra

A purely visual mix-up. Agos ([ˈaɣ̞os]) and Agra ([ˈaɣ̞ɾa]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86741, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Agos is recorded at frequency rank #42,785, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈaɣ̞os]. Agra is at rank #43,956, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈaɣ̞ɾa].

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 86741, this pair ranks #5,043 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Agos vs Agra

Shared letters: ag. Private to "Agos": os. Private to "Agra": r.

"Agos" · 4 letters · shape VCVC  ·  "Agra" · 4 letters · shape VCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Agos ← aggos · agoss · agso · aogs · gaos
  • Agra ← aggra · arga

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Agos" and "Agra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɣ̞os] versus [ˈaɣ̞ɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Agos" vs "Agra" - which ranks higher?
"Agos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #42,785 in our Spanish list, against #43,956 for "Agra". 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 "Agos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Agra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #5,043 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Agos" and "Agra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Agra vs anta". 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 #5,043 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