Which to use
“aguantar” and “aguantarse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,578
- “aguantar” frequency rank
- #45,718
- “aguantarse” frequency rank
- 51296
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aguantar | aguantarse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mantenerse en una posición o actitud a pesar de contratiempos o embates. | No responder, contener el impulso de contestar o reaccionar. |
Where the eye mixes aguantar and aguantarse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between aguantar and aguantarse
A purely visual mix-up. aguantar ([aɣ̞wãn̪ˈt̪aɾ]) and aguantarse ([aɣ̞wãn̪ˈt̪aɾse]) 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) - “aguantar” sits inside “aguantarse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51296, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aguantar is recorded at frequency rank #5,578, classified as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞wãn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. aguantarse is at rank #45,718, tagged as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞wãn̪ˈt̪aɾse].
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 51296, this pair ranks #98,591 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aguantar vs aguantarse
Shared letters: agnrtu. Private to "aguantar": -. Private to "aguantarse": es.
"aguantar" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC · "aguantarse" · 10 letters · shape VCVVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aguantar ← agauntar · agguantar · aguanatr · aguanntar · aguantarr · aguantra · aguanttar · aguatnar
- aguantarse ← agauntarse · agguantarse · aguanatrse · aguanntarse · aguantarce · aguantares · aguantarrse · aguantarsse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aguantar" for "aguantarse" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "aguantar" or "aguantarse" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "aguantar" and "aguantarse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aguantar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aguantarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #98,591 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aguantar" and "aguantarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aguantarse vs apuntarse". 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 #98,591 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.