Which to use
“aguantando” and “aguardando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,211
- “aguantando” frequency rank
- #48,182
- “aguardando” frequency rank
- 69393
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aguantando | aguardando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gerundio de aguantar. | Gerundio de aguardar. |
Where the eye mixes aguantando and aguardando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between aguantando and aguardando
A purely visual mix-up. aguantando ([aɣ̞wãn̪ˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]) and aguardando ([aɣ̞waɾˈð̞ãn̪d̪o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69393, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aguantando is recorded at frequency rank #21,211, classified as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞wãn̪ˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]. aguardando is at rank #48,182, tagged as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞waɾˈð̞ãn̪d̪o].
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 69393, this pair ranks #32,094 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aguantando vs aguardando
Shared letters: adgnou. Private to "aguantando": t. Private to "aguardando": r.
"aguantando" · 10 letters · shape VCVVCCVCCV · "aguardando" · 10 letters · shape VCVVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aguantando ← agauntando · agguantando · aguanatndo · aguanntando · aguantadno · aguantanddo · aguantanndo · aguantanod
- aguardando ← agaurdando · agguardando · aguadrando · aguaradndo · aguardadno · aguardanddo · aguardanndo · aguardanod
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aguantando" and "aguardando" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "aguantando" or "aguardando" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "aguantando" and "aguardando" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aguantando" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aguardando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,094 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aguantando" and "aguardando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aguardan 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 #32,094 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.