aguantasvsaguantoTell them apart

Which to use

“aguantas” and “aguanto” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#34,424
“aguantas” frequency rank
#15,001
“aguanto” frequency rank
49425
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aguantas aguanto
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de aguantar o de aguantarse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de aguantar o de aguantarse.

Where the eye mixes aguantas and aguanto

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. aguantas runs 8 letters (VCVVCCVC) against aguanto's 7 (VCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
aguantas
7 ch
aguanto

Visual trap between aguantas and aguanto

A purely visual mix-up. aguantas ([aˈɣ̞wãn̪t̪as]) and aguanto ([aˈɣ̞wãn̪t̪o]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49425, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aguantas is recorded at frequency rank #34,424, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞wãn̪t̪as]. aguanto is at rank #15,001, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞wãn̪t̪o].

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 49425, this pair ranks #108,934 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aguantas vs aguanto

Shared letters: agntu. Private to "aguantas": s. Private to "aguanto": o.

"aguantas" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC  ·  "aguanto" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aguantasagauntas · agguantas · aguanats · aguanntas · aguantass · aguantsa · aguanttas · aguatnas
  • aguantoagaunto · agguanto · aguannto · aguanot · aguantto · aguatno · agunato · auganto

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "aguantas" for "aguanto" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aˈɣ̞wãn̪t̪as] versus [aˈɣ̞wãn̪t̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "aguantas" or "aguanto"?
"aguanto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,001 in our Spanish list, against #34,424 for "aguantas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "aguantas" and "aguanto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aguantas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aguanto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #108,934 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aguantas" and "aguanto" 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 #108,934 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list