Which to use
“agregados” is a noun and “apresados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,028
- “agregados” frequency rank
- #42,810
- “apresados” frequency rank
- 59838
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agregados | apresados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de agregado. | Forma del plural de apresado, participio de apresar. |
Where the eye mixes agregados and apresados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses agregados with apresados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agregados is [aɣ̞ɾeˈɣ̞að̞os] while apresados is [apɾeˈsað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59838, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agregados is recorded at frequency rank #17,028, classified as anoun, pronounced [aɣ̞ɾeˈɣ̞að̞os]. apresados is at rank #42,810, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [apɾeˈsað̞os].
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 59838, this pair ranks #61,149 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agregados vs apresados
Shared letters: adeors. Private to "agregados": g. Private to "apresados": p.
"agregados" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "apresados" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agregados" for "apresados" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "agregados" or "apresados" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "agregados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apresados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,149 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agregados" and "apresados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apresados vs apretadas". 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 #61,149 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.