Which to use
“Agra” and “Arras” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,956
- “Agra” frequency rank
- #47,564
- “Arras” frequency rank
- 91520
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Agra | Arras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | es una ciudad del Estado de Uttar Pradesh, India | Apellido. |
Where the eye mixes Agra and Arras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Agra runs 4 letters (VCCV) against Arras's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Agra and Arras
A purely visual mix-up. Agra ([ˈaɣ̞ɾa]) and Arras ([ˈaras]) 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 91520, 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]. Arras is at rank #47,564, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈaras].
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 91520, this pair ranks #1,929 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Agra vs Arras
Shared letters: ar. Private to "Agra": g. Private to "Arras": s.
"Agra" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "Arras" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Agra" for "Arras" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "Agra" or "Arras" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Agra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Arras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,929 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Agra" and "Arras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amarras vs Arras". 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 #1,929 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.