Which to use
“agrada” and “agradar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,606
- “agrada” frequency rank
- #26,296
- “agradar” frequency rank
- 36902
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agrada | agradar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de agradar o de agradarse. | Producir agrado, gusto, placer o contento. Resultar grato o agradable. |
Where the eye mixes agrada and agradar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: agrada vs agradar
A purely visual mix-up. agrada ([aˈɣ̞ɾað̞a]) and agradar ([aɣ̞ɾaˈð̞aɾ]) 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) - “agrada” sits inside “agradar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36902, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agrada is recorded at frequency rank #10,606, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞ɾað̞a]. agradar is at rank #26,296, tagged as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞ɾaˈð̞aɾ].
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 36902, this pair ranks #178,172 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agrada vs agradar
Shared letters: adgr. Private to "agrada": -. Private to "agradar": -.
"agrada" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "agradar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agrada" and "agradar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "agrada" or "agradar" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "agrada" and "agradar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "agrada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agradar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #178,172 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agrada" and "agradar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agradaba vs agradar". 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 #178,172 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.