AgravsAmaraTell them apart

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

#43,956
“Agra” frequency rank
#25,889
“Amara” frequency rank
69845
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes Agra and Amara

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

4 ch
Agra
5 ch
Amara

Visual trap between Agra and Amara

A purely visual mix-up. Agra ([ˈaɣ̞ɾa]) and Amara ([aˈmaɾa]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69845, 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]. Amara is at rank #25,889, tagged as aname, pronounced [aˈmaɾa].

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 69845, this pair ranks #31,089 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Agra vs Amara

Shared letters: ar. Private to "Agra": g. Private to "Amara": m.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Agra ← aggra · arga
  • Amara ← aamra · amaar · ammara · amraa · maara

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Agra" and "Amara" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɣ̞ɾa] versus [aˈmaɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Agra" vs "Amara" - which ranks higher?
"Amara" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,889 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

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  • Full dictionary entry for "Agra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Amara" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #31,089 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Agra" and "Amara" 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 #31,089 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