Which to use
“agradan” and “agravar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,057
- “agradan” frequency rank
- #35,329
- “agravar” frequency rank
- 67386
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agradan | agravar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de agradar o de agradarse. | Hacer más grave, serio o molesto. Desmejorar, empeorar. |
Where the eye mixes agradan and agravar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses agradan with agravar
A purely visual mix-up. agradan ([aˈɣ̞ɾað̞ãn]) and agravar ([aɣ̞ɾaˈβ̞aɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67386, 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]. agravar is at rank #35,329, tagged as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞ɾaˈβ̞aɾ].
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 67386, this pair ranks #37,261 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agradan vs agravar
Shared letters: agr. Private to "agradan": dn. Private to "agravar": v.
"agradan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "agravar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "agradan" and "agravar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "agradan" vs "agravar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "agradan" and "agravar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "agradan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agravar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,261 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agradan" and "agravar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agravar vs atracar". 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 #37,261 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.