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

#8,342
“aguanta” frequency rank
#27,086
“aguanten” frequency rank
35428
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aguanta aguanten
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 subjuntivo de aguantar o de aguantarse.

Where the eye mixes aguanta and aguanten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. aguanta runs 7 letters (VCVVCCV) against aguanten's 8 (VCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
aguanta
8 ch
aguanten

Look-alike desk: aguanta vs aguanten

A purely visual mix-up. aguanta ([aˈɣ̞wãn̪t̪a]) and aguanten ([aˈɣ̞wãn̪t̪ẽn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35428, 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]. aguanten is at rank #27,086, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞wãn̪t̪ẽn].

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 35428, this pair ranks #186,147 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aguanta vs aguanten

Shared letters: agntu. Private to "aguanta": -. Private to "aguanten": e.

"aguanta" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCCV  ·  "aguanten" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aguantaagaunta · agguanta · aguanat · aguannta · aguantta · aguatna · agunata · auganta
  • aguantenagaunten · agguanten · aguanetn · aguannten · aguantenn · aguantne · aguantten · aguatnen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aguanta" and "aguanten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aˈɣ̞wãn̪t̪a] versus [aˈɣ̞wãn̪t̪ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "aguanta" or "aguanten"?
"aguanta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,342 in our Spanish list, against #27,086 for "aguanten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "aguanta" and "aguanten" 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 "aguanten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #186,147 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aguanta" and "aguanten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aguanten vs apunten". 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 #186,147 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