agradavsAmadaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: agrada is a verb, Amada is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“agrada” is a verb and “Amada” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#10,606
“agrada” frequency rank
#8,749
“Amada” frequency rank
19355
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agrada Amada
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de agradar o de agradarse. Nombre de pila de mujer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set agrada and Amada apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
agrada
5 ch
Amada

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agrada is [aˈɣ̞ɾað̞a] while Amada is [aˈmað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19355, 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]. Amada is at rank #8,749, tagged as aname, pronounced [aˈmað̞a].

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 19355, this pair ranks #264,118 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of agrada vs Amada

Shared letters: ad. Private to "agrada": gr. Private to "Amada": m.

"agrada" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "Amada" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agradaagarda · aggrada · agraad · agradda · agrdaa · agrrada · argada · garada
  • Amadaaamda · amaad · amadda · amdaa · ammada · maada

Frequency comparison

agrada#10,606
Amada#8,749

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "agrada" and "Amada" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "agrada" is a verb and "Amada" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "agrada" or "Amada"?
"Amada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,749 in our Spanish list, against #10,606 for "agrada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering agrada vs Amada

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “agrada”; for a name, it's “Amada”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “agrada” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list