Which to use
“aguantado” and “aguantando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,482
- “aguantado” frequency rank
- #21,211
- “aguantando” frequency rank
- 53693
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aguantado | aguantando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de aguantar o de aguantarse. | Gerundio de aguantar. |
Where the eye mixes aguantado and aguantando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. aguantado runs 9 letters (VCVVCCVCV) against aguantando's 10 (VCVVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses aguantado with aguantando
A purely visual mix-up. aguantado ([aɣ̞wãn̪ˈt̪að̞o]) and aguantando ([aɣ̞wãn̪ˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]) 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 53693, 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]. aguantando is at rank #21,211, tagged as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞wãn̪ˈt̪ãn̪d̪o].
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 53693, this pair ranks #86,691 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aguantado vs aguantando
Shared letters: adgnotu. Private to "aguantado": -. Private to "aguantando": -.
"aguantado" · 9 letters · shape VCVVCCVCV · "aguantando" · 10 letters · shape VCVVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aguantado ← agauntado · agguantado · aguanatdo · aguanntado · aguantaddo · aguantaod · aguantdao · aguanttado
- aguantando ← agauntando · agguantando · aguanatndo · aguanntando · aguantadno · aguantanddo · aguantanndo · aguantanod
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aguantado" and "aguantando" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "aguantado" vs "aguantando" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "aguantado" and "aguantando" 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 "aguantando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #86,691 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aguantado" and "aguantando" 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 #86,691 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.