Which to use
“agradaba” is a verb and “agravada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,787
- “agradaba” frequency rank
- #34,868
- “agravada” frequency rank
- 77655
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agradaba | agravada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de agradar o de agradarse. | Forma del femenino de agravado, participio de agravar o de agravarse. |
Where the eye mixes agradaba and agravada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. agradaba and agravada follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: agradaba vs agravada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agradaba is [aɣ̞ɾaˈð̞aβ̞a] while agravada is [aɣ̞ɾaˈβ̞að̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77655, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agradaba is recorded at frequency rank #42,787, classified as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞ɾaˈð̞aβ̞a]. agravada is at rank #34,868, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [aɣ̞ɾaˈβ̞að̞a].
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 77655, this pair ranks #15,661 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agradaba vs agravada
Shared letters: adgr. Private to "agradaba": b. Private to "agravada": v.
"agradaba" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "agravada" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "agradaba" and "agravada" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "agradaba" vs "agravada" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "agradaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agravada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,661 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agradaba" and "agravada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abrazada vs agravada". 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 #15,661 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.