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“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.

7 ch
aguante
8 ch
aguanten

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

  • aguanteagaunte · agguante · aguanet · aguannte · aguantte · aguatne · agunate · augante
  • aguantenagaunten · agguanten · aguanetn · aguannten · aguantenn · aguantne · aguantten · aguatnen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "aguante" and "aguanten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aˈɣ̞wãn̪t̪e] versus [aˈɣ̞wãn̪t̪ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "aguante" vs "aguanten" - which ranks higher?
"aguante" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,252 in our Spanish list, against #27,086 for "aguanten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list