Which to use
“aguantan” and “aguantas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,366
- “aguantan” frequency rank
- #34,424
- “aguantas” frequency rank
- 58790
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aguantan | aguantas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aguantar o de aguantarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de aguantar o de aguantarse. |
Where the eye mixes aguantan and aguantas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aguantan and aguantas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses aguantan with aguantas
A purely visual mix-up. aguantan ([aˈɣ̞wãn̪t̪ãn]) and aguantas ([aˈɣ̞wãn̪t̪as]) 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 s in “aguantas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58790, 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]. aguantas is at rank #34,424, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞wãn̪t̪as].
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 58790, this pair ranks #65,142 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aguantan vs aguantas
Shared letters: agntu. Private to "aguantan": -. Private to "aguantas": s.
"aguantan" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC · "aguantas" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aguantan" and "aguantas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "aguantan" or "aguantas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "aguantan" and "aguantas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aguantan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aguantas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,142 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aguantan" and "aguantas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aguantamos vs aguantas". 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 #65,142 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.