Which to use
“aguantan” and “aguantando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,366
- “aguantan” frequency rank
- #21,211
- “aguantando” frequency rank
- 45577
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aguantan | aguantando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aguantar o de aguantarse. | Gerundio de aguantar. |
Where the eye mixes aguantan and aguantando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. aguantan runs 8 letters (VCVVCCVC) against aguantando's 10 (VCVVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between aguantan and aguantando
A purely visual mix-up. aguantan ([aˈɣ̞wãn̪t̪ãn]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “aguantan” sits inside “aguantando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45577, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aguantan is recorded at frequency rank #24,366, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞wãn̪t̪ãn]. 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 45577, this pair ranks #130,658 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aguantan vs aguantando
Shared letters: agntu. Private to "aguantan": -. Private to "aguantando": do.
"aguantan" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC · "aguantando" · 10 letters · shape VCVVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aguantan ← agauntan · agguantan · aguanatn · aguanntan · aguantann · aguantna · aguanttan · aguatnan
- aguantando ← agauntando · agguantando · aguanatndo · aguanntando · aguantadno · aguantanddo · aguantanndo · aguantanod
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aguantan" and "aguantando" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "aguantan" vs "aguantando" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aguantan" 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 #130,658 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aguantan" and "aguantando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aguantando vs aguardando". 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 #130,658 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.