Which to use
“aguantan” and “aguantar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,366
- “aguantan” frequency rank
- #5,578
- “aguantar” frequency rank
- 29944
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aguantan | aguantar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aguantar o de aguantarse. | Mantenerse en una posición o actitud a pesar de contratiempos o embates. |
Where the eye mixes aguantan and aguantar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aguantan and aguantar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: aguantan vs aguantar
A purely visual mix-up. aguantan ([aˈɣ̞wãn̪t̪ãn]) and aguantar ([aɣ̞wãn̪ˈt̪aɾ]) 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 a single letter - n in “aguantan” becomes r in “aguantar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29944, 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]. aguantar is at rank #5,578, tagged as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞wãn̪ˈt̪aɾ].
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 29944, this pair ranks #214,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aguantan vs aguantar
Shared letters: agntu. Private to "aguantan": -. Private to "aguantar": r.
"aguantan" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC · "aguantar" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aguantan" and "aguantar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "aguantan" or "aguantar"?
Useful next steps
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 "aguantar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #214,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aguantan" and "aguantar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aguantan vs aguardan". 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 #214,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.