agregovsarreglóWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#20,560
“agrego” frequency rank
#17,871
“arregló” frequency rank
38431
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agrego arregló
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 arreglar.

Where the eye mixes agrego and arregló

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. agrego runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against arregló's 7 (VCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
agrego
7 ch
arregló

Visual trap between agrego and arregló

A purely visual mix-up. agrego ([aˈɣ̞ɾeɣ̞o]) and arregló ([areˈɣ̞lo]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38431, 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]. arregló is at rank #17,871, tagged as averb, pronounced [areˈɣ̞lo].

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 38431, this pair ranks #170,051 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of agrego vs arregló

Shared letters: aegr. Private to "agrego": o. Private to "arregló": .

"agrego" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "arregló" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agregoagergo · aggrego · agreggo · agreog · agrgeo · agrrego · argego · garego

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "agrego" for "arregló" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aˈɣ̞ɾeɣ̞o] versus [areˈɣ̞lo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "agrego" or "arregló" show up more?
"arregló" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,871 in our Spanish list, against #20,560 for "agrego". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "agrego" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "arregló" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #170,051 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "agrego" and "arregló" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agregas vs agrego". 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 #170,051 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