aguantadovsaguantoTell them apart

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.

9 ch
aguantado
7 ch
aguanto

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

  • aguantadoagauntado · agguantado · aguanatdo · aguanntado · aguantaddo · aguantaod · aguantdao · aguanttado
  • aguantoagaunto · agguanto · aguannto · aguanot · aguantto · aguatno · agunato · auganto

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "aguantado" for "aguanto" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aɣ̞wãn̪ˈt̪að̞o] versus [aˈɣ̞wãn̪t̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "aguantado" vs "aguanto" - which ranks higher?
"aguanto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,001 in our Spanish list, against #32,482 for "aguantado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list