Which to use
“aguantado” and “aguantan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,482
- “aguantado” frequency rank
- #24,366
- “aguantan” frequency rank
- 56848
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aguantado | aguantan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio 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 aguantado and aguantan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aguantado runs 9 letters (VCVVCCVCV) against aguantan's 8 (VCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses aguantado with aguantan
A purely visual mix-up. aguantado ([aɣ̞wãn̪ˈt̪að̞o]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56848, 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]. 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 56848, this pair ranks #72,876 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aguantado vs aguantan
Shared letters: agntu. Private to "aguantado": do. Private to "aguantan": -.
"aguantado" · 9 letters · shape VCVVCCVCV · "aguantan" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aguantado" for "aguantan" ever safe?
Which is more common, "aguantado" or "aguantan"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "aguantado" and "aguantan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aguantado" 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 #72,876 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aguantado" and "aguantan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aguantado vs aguantamos". 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 #72,876 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.