aguantadovsaguantamosConfusable pair

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.

9 ch
aguantado
10 ch
aguantamos

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

  • aguantadoagauntado · agguantado · aguanatdo · aguanntado · aguantaddo · aguantaod · aguantdao · aguanttado
  • aguantamosagauntamos · agguantamos · aguanatmos · aguanntamos · aguantammos · aguantamoss · aguantamso · aguantaoms

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "aguantado" and "aguantamos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aɣ̞wãn̪ˈt̪að̞o] versus [aɣ̞wãn̪ˈt̪amos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "aguantado" vs "aguantamos" - which ranks higher?
"aguantado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,482 in our Spanish list, against #49,394 for "aguantamos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list