Which to use
“Agra” is a name and “agrada” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,956
- “Agra” frequency rank
- #10,606
- “agrada” frequency rank
- 54562
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Agra | agrada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | es una ciudad del Estado de Uttar Pradesh, India | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de agradar o de agradarse. |
Where the eye mixes Agra and agrada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Agra runs 4 letters (VCCV) against agrada's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Agra and agrada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Agra is [ˈaɣ̞ɾa] while agrada is [aˈɣ̞ɾað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Agra” sits inside “agrada”, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54562, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Agra is recorded at frequency rank #43,956, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈaɣ̞ɾa]. agrada is at rank #10,606, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞ɾað̞a].
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 54562, this pair ranks #82,770 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Agra vs agrada
Shared letters: agr. Private to "Agra": -. Private to "agrada": d.
"Agra" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "agrada" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Agra" and "agrada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "Agra" or "agrada" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Agra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agrada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #82,770 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Agra" and "agrada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Agra vs anta". 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 #82,770 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.