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

#5,577
“agrega” frequency rank
#4,475
“agregar” frequency rank
10052
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agrega agregar
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de agregar. Añadir unas cosas o personas a otras del mismo tipo o juntar varias cosas similares.

Where the eye mixes agrega and agregar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
agrega
7 ch
agregar

Look-alike desk: agrega vs agregar

A purely visual mix-up. agrega ([aˈɣ̞ɾeɣ̞a]) and agregar ([aɣ̞ɾeˈɣ̞aɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “agrega” sits inside “agregar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10052, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

agrega is recorded at frequency rank #5,577, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞ɾeɣ̞a]. agregar is at rank #4,475, tagged as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞ɾeˈɣ̞aɾ].

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 10052, this pair ranks #299,991 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of agrega vs agregar

Shared letters: aegr. Private to "agrega": -. Private to "agregar": -.

"agrega" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "agregar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agregaagerga · aggrega · agreag · agregga · agrgea · agrrega · argega · garega
  • agregaragergar · aggregar · agreagr · agregarr · agreggar · agregra · agrgear · agrregar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "agrega" and "agregar" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aˈɣ̞ɾeɣ̞a] versus [aɣ̞ɾeˈɣ̞aɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "agrega" or "agregar"?
"agregar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,475 in our Spanish list, against #5,577 for "agrega". 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 "agrega" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "agregar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #299,991 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "agrega" and "agregar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agrega vs agregas". 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 #299,991 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