Which to use
“agradan” and “agradar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,057
- “agradan” frequency rank
- #26,296
- “agradar” frequency rank
- 58353
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agradan | agradar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 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 agradan and agradar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. agradan and agradar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between agradan and agradar
A purely visual mix-up. agradan ([aˈɣ̞ɾað̞ãn]) 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 a single letter - n in “agradan” becomes r in “agradar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58353, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agradan is recorded at frequency rank #32,057, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞ɾað̞ãn]. 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 58353, this pair ranks #66,759 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agradan vs agradar
Shared letters: adgr. Private to "agradan": n. Private to "agradar": -.
"agradan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "agradar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "agradan" and "agradar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "agradan" vs "agradar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "agradan" 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 #66,759 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agradan" and "agradar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agradan vs agreden". 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 #66,759 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.