AgravsagujaConfusable pair

Quick tell: Agra is a name, aguja is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Agra” is a name and “aguja” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#43,956
“Agra” frequency rank
#10,095
“aguja” frequency rank
54051
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Agra aguja
Definition es una ciudad del Estado de Uttar Pradesh, India Barrita puntiaguda de metal, hueso o madera con un ojo por donde se pasa el hilo, cuerda, etc., con que se cose, borda o teje.

Where the eye mixes Agra and aguja

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Agra runs 4 letters (VCCV) against aguja's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
Agra
5 ch
aguja

Visual trap between Agra and aguja

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Agra is [ˈaɣ̞ɾa] while aguja is [aˈɣ̞uxa]. 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 (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54051, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Agra is recorded at frequency rank #43,956, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈaɣ̞ɾa]. aguja is at rank #10,095, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈɣ̞uxa].

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 54051, this pair ranks #85,005 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Agra vs aguja

Shared letters: ag. Private to "Agra": r. Private to "aguja": ju.

"Agra" · 4 letters · shape VCCV  ·  "aguja" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Agra ← aggra · arga
  • aguja ← agguja · agjua · aguaj · agujja · augja · gauja

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Agra" and "aguja" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Agra" is a name and "aguja" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Agra" or "aguja"?
"aguja" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,095 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.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Agra" and "aguja" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Agra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aguja" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #85,005 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Agra" and "aguja" 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 #85,005 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