Which to use
“aguantar” and “aguanten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,578
- “aguantar” frequency rank
- #27,086
- “aguanten” frequency rank
- 32664
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aguantar | aguanten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mantenerse en una posición o actitud a pesar de contratiempos o embates. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de aguantar o de aguantarse. |
Where the eye mixes aguantar and aguanten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. aguantar and aguanten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: aguantar vs aguanten
A purely visual mix-up. aguantar ([aɣ̞wãn̪ˈt̪aɾ]) and aguanten ([aˈɣ̞wãn̪t̪ẽn]) 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 32664, 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]. aguanten is at rank #27,086, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞wãn̪t̪ẽn].
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 32664, this pair ranks #200,829 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aguantar vs aguanten
Shared letters: agntu. Private to "aguantar": r. Private to "aguanten": e.
"aguantar" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC · "aguanten" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aguantar" for "aguanten" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "aguantar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aguanten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #200,829 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aguantar" and "aguanten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aguanten vs apunten". 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 #200,829 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.