Which to use
“aguanta” and “aguantan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,342
- “aguanta” frequency rank
- #24,366
- “aguantan” frequency rank
- 32708
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aguanta | aguantan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aguantar o de aguantarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aguantar o de aguantarse. |
Where the eye mixes aguanta and aguantan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aguanta runs 7 letters (VCVVCCV) against aguantan's 8 (VCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between aguanta and aguantan
A purely visual mix-up. aguanta ([aˈɣ̞wãn̪t̪a]) and aguantan ([aˈɣ̞wãn̪t̪ãn]) 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) - “aguanta” sits inside “aguantan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32708, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aguanta is recorded at frequency rank #8,342, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞wãn̪t̪a]. aguantan is at rank #24,366, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞wãn̪t̪ãn].
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 32708, this pair ranks #200,593 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aguanta vs aguantan
Shared letters: agntu. Private to "aguanta": -. Private to "aguantan": -.
"aguanta" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCCV · "aguantan" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aguanta" and "aguantan" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "aguanta" or "aguantan"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "aguanta" and "aguantan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aguanta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aguantan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #200,593 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aguanta" and "aguantan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aguantan vs aguardan". 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 #200,593 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.