Which to use
“aguante” and “aguanten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,252
- “aguante” frequency rank
- #27,086
- “aguanten” frequency rank
- 34338
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aguante | aguanten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de aguantar o de aguantarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de aguantar o de aguantarse. |
Where the eye mixes aguante and aguanten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aguante runs 7 letters (VCVVCCV) against aguanten's 8 (VCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: aguante vs aguanten
A purely visual mix-up. aguante ([aˈɣ̞wãn̪t̪e]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “aguante” sits inside “aguanten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34338, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aguante is recorded at frequency rank #7,252, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞wãn̪t̪e]. 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 34338, this pair ranks #191,999 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aguante vs aguanten
Shared letters: aegntu. Private to "aguante": -. Private to "aguanten": -.
"aguante" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCCV · "aguanten" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aguante" and "aguanten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "aguante" vs "aguanten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "aguante" 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 #191,999 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aguante" 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 #191,999 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.