Which to use
“agregan” and “agrupan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,765
- “agregan” frequency rank
- #24,365
- “agrupan” frequency rank
- 40130
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agregan | agrupan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de agregar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de agrupar o de agruparse. |
Where the eye mixes agregan and agrupan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. agregan and agrupan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses agregan with agrupan
A purely visual mix-up. agregan ([aˈɣ̞ɾeɣ̞ãn]) and agrupan ([aˈɣ̞ɾupãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40130, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agregan is recorded at frequency rank #15,765, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞ɾeɣ̞ãn]. agrupan is at rank #24,365, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞ɾupãn].
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 40130, this pair ranks #160,729 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agregan vs agrupan
Shared letters: agnr. Private to "agregan": e. Private to "agrupan": pu.
"agregan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "agrupan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agregan" for "agrupan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "agregan" vs "agrupan" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "agregan" and "agrupan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "agregan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agrupan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #160,729 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agregan" and "agrupan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agrupado vs agrupan". 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 #160,729 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.