Which to use
“agrada” and “agrandar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,606
- “agrada” frequency rank
- #29,464
- “agrandar” frequency rank
- 40070
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agrada | agrandar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de agradar o de agradarse. | Aumentar el tamaño, la importancia o la dignidad de algo; hacerlo más grande o mayor. |
Where the eye mixes agrada and agrandar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. agrada runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against agrandar's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: agrada vs agrandar
A purely visual mix-up. agrada ([aˈɣ̞ɾað̞a]) and agrandar ([aɣ̞ɾãn̪ˈd̪aɾ]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40070, 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]. agrandar is at rank #29,464, tagged as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞ɾãn̪ˈd̪aɾ].
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 40070, this pair ranks #161,075 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agrada vs agrandar
Shared letters: adgr. Private to "agrada": -. Private to "agrandar": n.
"agrada" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "agrandar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agrada" and "agrandar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "agrada" or "agrandar" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "agrada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agrandar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #161,075 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agrada" and "agrandar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agrandar vs arrendar". 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 #161,075 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.