Which to use
“agrego” and “apretó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,560
- “agrego” frequency rank
- #31,204
- “apretó” frequency rank
- 51764
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agrego | apretó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de agregar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de apretar. |
Where the eye mixes agrego and apretó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. agrego and apretó follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses agrego with apretó
A purely visual mix-up. agrego ([aˈɣ̞ɾeɣ̞o]) and apretó ([apɾeˈt̪o]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51764, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agrego is recorded at frequency rank #20,560, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞ɾeɣ̞o]. apretó is at rank #31,204, tagged as averb, pronounced [apɾeˈt̪o].
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 51764, this pair ranks #96,172 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agrego vs apretó
Shared letters: aer. Private to "agrego": go. Private to "apretó": ptó.
"agrego" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "apretó" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- agrego ← agergo · aggrego · agreggo · agreog · agrgeo · agrrego · argego · garego
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agrego" and "apretó" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "agrego" vs "apretó" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "agrego" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apretó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #96,172 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agrego" and "apretó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apreté vs apretó". 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 #96,172 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.