agruparvsagruparseTell them apart

Which to use

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

#24,014
“agrupar” frequency rank
#46,314
“agruparse” frequency rank
70328
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agrupar agruparse
Definition Juntar en un grupo. Formar o reunirse en grupos.

Where the eye mixes agrupar and agruparse

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. agrupar runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against agruparse's 9 (VCCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
agrupar
9 ch
agruparse

Why the eye confuses agrupar with agruparse

A purely visual mix-up. agrupar ([aɣ̞ɾuˈpaɾ]) and agruparse ([aɣ̞ɾuˈpaɾse]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “agrupar” sits inside “agruparse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70328, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

agrupar is recorded at frequency rank #24,014, classified as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞ɾuˈpaɾ]. agruparse is at rank #46,314, tagged as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞ɾuˈpaɾse].

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 70328, this pair ranks #29,964 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of agrupar vs agruparse

Shared letters: agpru. Private to "agrupar": -. Private to "agruparse": es.

"agrupar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "agruparse" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agrupar ← aggrupar · agrpuar · agrrupar · agruapr · agruparr · agruppar · agrupra · agurpar
  • agruparse ← aggruparse · agrpuarse · agrruparse · agruaprse · agruparce · agrupares · agruparrse · agruparsse

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "agrupar" for "agruparse" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aɣ̞ɾuˈpaɾ] versus [aɣ̞ɾuˈpaɾse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "agrupar" or "agruparse"?
"agrupar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,014 in our Spanish list, against #46,314 for "agruparse". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "agrupar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "agruparse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #29,964 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "agrupar" and "agruparse" 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 #29,964 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