agravar

[aɣ̞ɾaˈβ̞aɾ]

/[aɣ̞ɾaˈβ̞aɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“agravar” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #35,329. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,329
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hacer más grave, serio o molesto. Desmejorar, empeorar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-agravar · agravar · Spanish

agravar · rank #35,329 · 11 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,329
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH agarramos

Nearest frequency peer: agarramos (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “agravar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “agravar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

agravar vs agregar
71% similar
agravar vs atrapar
71% similar
agravar vs agrupar
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for agravar
PropertyValue
Headwordagravar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aɣ̞ɾaˈβ̞aɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#35,329
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “agravar”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.agravarcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “agarramos” (#35,328), “airbag” (#35,330), “afinar” (#35,327). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “agravar” va en #35,329. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around agravar (IPA [aɣ̞ɾaˈβ̞aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #35,329 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for agravar, with forms such as "agarvar", "aggravar", and "agraavr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "agregar", "atrapar", "agrupar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is agravar, spelled A-G-R-A-V-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hacer más grave, serio o molesto. Desmejorar, empeorar.
  2. 2
    Hacer que algo sea más pesado, que tenga más peso o gravedad.
  3. 3
    Gravar con impuestos o tributos de manera abusiva.
  4. 4
    Hacer que algo parezca más grave o serio, con algún fin o propósito.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how agravar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Temía que la inestabilidad e inseguridad de Pakistán agravaría la hostilidad de esta nación contra la India y se desencadenaría una violencia rampante.
  2. De esta manera agravó una lesión de espalda que había sufrido jugando al fútbol americano, y que le causaría molestias durante toda su vida.

This word in other languages

aggravate(English)aggraver(Français)agravar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agarvar
  • aggravar
  • agraavr
  • agrabar
  • agravarr
  • agravra
  • agravvar
  • agrravar
  • agrvaar
  • argavar
  • garavar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of agravar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

agarvar2aggravar1agraavr2agrabar1agravarr1agravra2agravvar1agrravar1
Edit distance from "agravar"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "agravar"?
"agravar" is spelled A-G-R-A-V-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [aɣ̞ɾaˈβ̞aɾ].
What does "agravar" mean?
As a verb, "agravar" means: Hacer más grave, serio o molesto. Desmejorar, empeorar.
What words are commonly confused with "agravar"?
"agravar" is commonly confused with "agregar", "atrapar", "agrupar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "agravar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "agravar" is [aɣ̞ɾaˈβ̞aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "agravar" come from?
"agravar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "agravar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ajusten#35,332aplacar#35,347aplasta#35,348víboras#35,308

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

agarramos11 variantsacuerdes11 variantsAlmudena11 variantsanimamos11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list