Which to use
“aguantado” and “aguanto” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,482
- “aguantado” frequency rank
- #15,001
- “aguanto” frequency rank
- 47483
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aguantado | aguanto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de aguantar o de aguantarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de aguantar o de aguantarse. |
Where the eye mixes aguantado and aguanto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aguantado runs 9 letters (VCVVCCVCV) against aguanto's 7 (VCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between aguantado and aguanto
A purely visual mix-up. aguantado ([aɣ̞wãn̪ˈt̪að̞o]) and aguanto ([aˈɣ̞wãn̪t̪o]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47483, 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]. aguanto is at rank #15,001, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞wãn̪t̪o].
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 47483, this pair ranks #119,807 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aguantado vs aguanto
Shared letters: agnotu. Private to "aguantado": d. Private to "aguanto": -.
"aguantado" · 9 letters · shape VCVVCCVCV · "aguanto" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aguantado" for "aguanto" ever safe?
Frequency check: "aguantado" vs "aguanto" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aguantado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aguanto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #119,807 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aguantado" and "aguanto" 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 #119,807 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.