Which to use
“Agra” is a name and “agrado” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,956
- “Agra” frequency rank
- #10,607
- “agrado” frequency rank
- 54563
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Agra | agrado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | es una ciudad del Estado de Uttar Pradesh, India | Sensación grata; respuesta o estado de satisfacción, contento o gusto. |
Where the eye mixes Agra and agrado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Agra runs 4 letters (VCCV) against agrado's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Agra with agrado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Agra is [ˈaɣ̞ɾa] while agrado is [aˈɣ̞ɾað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Agra” sits inside “agrado”, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54563, 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]. agrado is at rank #10,607, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈɣ̞ɾað̞o].
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 54563, this pair ranks #82,762 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Agra vs agrado
Shared letters: agr. Private to "Agra": -. Private to "agrado": do.
"Agra" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "agrado" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Agra" for "agrado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Agra" vs "agrado" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Agra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agrado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #82,762 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Agra" and "agrado" 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 #82,762 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.