agreguenvsarreglenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#34,869
“agreguen” frequency rank
#25,904
“arreglen” frequency rank
60773
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agreguen arreglen
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de agregar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de arreglar o de arreglarse.

Where the eye mixes agreguen and arreglen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. agreguen (VCCVCVVC) and arreglen (VCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
agreguen
8 ch
arreglen

Look-alike desk: agreguen vs arreglen

A purely visual mix-up. agreguen ([aˈɣ̞ɾeɣ̞ẽn]) and arreglen ([aˈreɣ̞lẽn]) 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 60773, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

agreguen is recorded at frequency rank #34,869, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞ɾeɣ̞ẽn]. arreglen is at rank #25,904, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈreɣ̞lẽn].

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 60773, this pair ranks #57,793 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of agreguen vs arreglen

Shared letters: aegnr. Private to "agreguen": u. Private to "arreglen": l.

"agreguen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC  ·  "arreglen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agreguenagerguen · aggreguen · agregeun · agregguen · agreguenn · agregune · agreugen · agrgeuen
  • arreglenareglen · arerglen · arregeln · arregglen · arreglenn · arregllen · arreglne · arrelgen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "agreguen" and "arreglen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aˈɣ̞ɾeɣ̞ẽn] versus [aˈreɣ̞lẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "agreguen" vs "arreglen" - which ranks higher?
"arreglen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,904 in our Spanish list, against #34,869 for "agreguen". 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 "agreguen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "arreglen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #57,793 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "agreguen" and "arreglen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agreden vs agreguen". 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 #57,793 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