agreguévsarregleWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#31,626
“agregué” frequency rank
#17,345
“arregle” frequency rank
48971
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agregué arregle
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de agregar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de arreglar o de arreglarse.

Where the eye mixes agregué and arregle

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. agregué (VCCVCVV) and arregle (VCCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
agregué
7 ch
arregle

Visual trap between agregué and arregle

A purely visual mix-up. agregué ([aɣ̞ɾeˈɣ̞e]) and arregle ([aˈreɣ̞le]) 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 48971, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

agregué is recorded at frequency rank #31,626, classified as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞ɾeˈɣ̞e]. arregle is at rank #17,345, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈreɣ̞le].

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 48971, this pair ranks #111,488 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of agregué vs arregle

Shared letters: aegr. Private to "agregué": . Private to "arregle": l.

"agregué" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV  ·  "arregle" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • arreglearegle · arergle · arregel · arreggle · arreglle · arrelge · arrgele · raregle

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "agregué" and "arregle" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aɣ̞ɾeˈɣ̞e] versus [aˈreɣ̞le]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "agregué" vs "arregle" - which ranks higher?
"arregle" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,345 in our Spanish list, against #31,626 for "agregué". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "agregué" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "arregle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #111,488 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "agregué" and "arregle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agregas vs agregué". 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 #111,488 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