agregarvsagruparConfusable pair

Which to use

“agregar” and “agrupar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#13,872
“agregar” frequency rank
#29,987
“agrupar” frequency rank
43859
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agregar agrupar
Definition associar reunir em grupo; associar, juntar

Where the eye mixes agregar and agrupar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. agregar and agrupar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
agregar
7 ch
agrupar

Look-alike desk: agregar vs agrupar

A purely visual mix-up. agregar (/ɐ.ɡɾɨ.ˈɡaɾ/) and agrupar (/ɐ.ɡɾu.ˈpaɾ/) 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 43859, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

agregar is recorded at frequency rank #13,872, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.ɡɾɨ.ˈɡaɾ/. agrupar is at rank #29,987, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.ɡɾu.ˈpaɾ/.

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 43859, this pair ranks #21,725 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of agregar vs agrupar

Shared letters: agr. Private to "agregar": e. Private to "agrupar": pu.

"agregar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "agrupar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agregaragergar · aggregar · agreagr · agregarr · agreggar · agregra · agrgear · agrregar
  • agruparaggrupar · agrpuar · agrrupar · agruapr · agruparr · agruppar · agrupra · agurpar

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "agregar" and "agrupar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/ɐ.ɡɾɨ.ˈɡaɾ/ versus /ɐ.ɡɾu.ˈpaɾ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "agregar" vs "agrupar" - which ranks higher?
"agregar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,872 in our Portuguese list, against #29,987 for "agrupar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "agregar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "agrupar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #21,725 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "agregar" and "agrupar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agravar vs agrupar". 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 #21,725 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list