agrupavsagruparConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#19,022
“agrupa” frequency rank
#24,014
“agrupar” frequency rank
43036
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agrupa agrupar
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de agrupar o de agruparse. Juntar en un grupo.

Where the eye mixes agrupa and agrupar

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

6 ch
agrupa
7 ch
agrupar

Why the eye confuses agrupa with agrupar

A purely visual mix-up. agrupa ([aˈɣ̞ɾupa]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “agrupa” sits inside “agrupar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43036, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

agrupa is recorded at frequency rank #19,022, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞ɾupa]. 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 43036, this pair ranks #144,891 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of agrupa vs agrupar

Shared letters: agpru. Private to "agrupa": -. Private to "agrupar": -.

"agrupa" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "agrupar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agrupa ← aggrupa · agrpua · agrrupa · agruap · agruppa · agurpa · argupa · garupa
  • agrupar ← aggrupar · agrpuar · agrrupar · agruapr · agruparr · agruppar · agrupra · agurpar

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "agrupa" for "agrupar" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aˈɣ̞ɾupa] versus [aɣ̞ɾuˈpaɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "agrupa" vs "agrupar" - which ranks higher?
"agrupa" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,022 in our Spanish list, against #24,014 for "agrupar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "agrupa" and "agrupar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "agrupa" 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 #144,891 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "agrupa" 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 #144,891 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