Which to use
“agregar” and “agrupar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,475
- “agregar” frequency rank
- #24,014
- “agrupar” frequency rank
- 28489
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agregar | agrupar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Añadir unas cosas o personas a otras del mismo tipo o juntar varias cosas similares. | Juntar en un grupo. |
Where the eye mixes agregar and agrupar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. agregar and agrupar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: agregar vs agrupar
A purely visual mix-up. agregar ([aɣ̞ɾeˈɣ̞aɾ]) and agrupar ([aɣ̞ɾuˈpaɾ]) 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 28489, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agregar is recorded at frequency rank #4,475, classified as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞ɾeˈɣ̞aɾ]. agrupar is at rank #24,014, tagged as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞ɾuˈpaɾ].
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 28489, this pair ranks #221,783 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agregar vs agrupar
Shared letters: agr. Private to "agregar": e. Private to "agrupar": pu.
"agregar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "agrupar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agregar" and "agrupar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "agregar" vs "agrupar" - which ranks higher?
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 "agregar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agrupar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #221,783 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agregar" and "agrupar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agrupado vs agrupar". 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 #221,783 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.