Which to use
“aguantado” and “aguantamos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,482
- “aguantado” frequency rank
- #49,394
- “aguantamos” frequency rank
- 81876
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aguantado | aguantamos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de aguantar o de aguantarse. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de aguantar o de aguantarse. |
Where the eye mixes aguantado and aguantamos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. aguantado runs 9 letters (VCVVCCVCV) against aguantamos's 10 (VCVVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses aguantado with aguantamos
A purely visual mix-up. aguantado ([aɣ̞wãn̪ˈt̪að̞o]) and aguantamos ([aɣ̞wãn̪ˈt̪amos]) 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 81876, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aguantado is recorded at frequency rank #32,482, classified as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞wãn̪ˈt̪að̞o]. aguantamos is at rank #49,394, tagged as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞wãn̪ˈt̪amos].
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 81876, this pair ranks #9,883 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aguantado vs aguantamos
Shared letters: agnotu. Private to "aguantado": d. Private to "aguantamos": ms.
"aguantado" · 9 letters · shape VCVVCCVCV · "aguantamos" · 10 letters · shape VCVVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aguantado ← agauntado · agguantado · aguanatdo · aguanntado · aguantaddo · aguantaod · aguantdao · aguanttado
- aguantamos ← agauntamos · agguantamos · aguanatmos · aguanntamos · aguantammos · aguantamoss · aguantamso · aguantaoms
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aguantado" and "aguantamos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "aguantado" vs "aguantamos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "aguantado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aguantamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,883 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aguantado" and "aguantamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aguantamos vs apuntamos". 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 #9,883 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.