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

#14,755
“ahorra” frequency rank
#34,427
“ahorran” frequency rank
49182
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ahorra ahorran
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ahorrar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ahorrar.

Where the eye mixes ahorra and ahorran

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

6 ch
ahorra
7 ch
ahorran

Visual trap between ahorra and ahorran

A purely visual mix-up. ahorra ([aˈora]) and ahorran ([aˈorãn]) 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) - “ahorra” sits inside “ahorran”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49182, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ahorra is recorded at frequency rank #14,755, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈora]. ahorran is at rank #34,427, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈorãn].

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 49182, this pair ranks #110,265 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ahorra vs ahorran

Shared letters: ahor. Private to "ahorra": -. Private to "ahorran": n.

"ahorra" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV  ·  "ahorran" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ahorraahhorra · ahrora · aohrra · haorra
  • ahorranahhorran · ahoran · ahorarn · ahorrann · ahorrna · ahroran · aohrran · haorran

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ahorra" and "ahorran" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aˈora] versus [aˈorãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "ahorra" or "ahorran"?
"ahorra" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,755 in our Spanish list, against #34,427 for "ahorran". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "ahorra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ahorran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #110,265 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ahorra" and "ahorran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ahorran vs ahorrará". 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 #110,265 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