agradanvsagredenConfusable pair

Which to use

“agradan” and “agreden” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#32,057
“agradan” frequency rank
#45,107
“agreden” frequency rank
77164
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agradan agreden
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de agradar o de agradarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de agredir.

Where the eye mixes agradan and agreden

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. agradan and agreden follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
agradan
7 ch
agreden

Look-alike desk: agradan vs agreden

A purely visual mix-up. agradan ([aˈɣ̞ɾað̞ãn]) and agreden ([aˈɣ̞ɾeð̞ẽn]) 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 77164, 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]. agreden is at rank #45,107, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞ɾeð̞ẽn].

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 77164, this pair ranks #16,468 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of agradan vs agreden

Shared letters: adgnr. Private to "agradan": -. Private to "agreden": e.

"agradan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "agreden" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agradanagardan · aggradan · agraadn · agradann · agraddan · agradna · agrdaan · agrradan
  • agredenagerden · aggreden · agrdeen · agredden · agredenn · agredne · agreedn · agrreden

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "agradan" for "agreden" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aˈɣ̞ɾað̞ãn] versus [aˈɣ̞ɾeð̞ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "agradan" or "agreden"?
"agradan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,057 in our Spanish list, against #45,107 for "agreden". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "agradan" and "agreden" 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 "agreden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #16,468 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "agradan" and "agreden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agrede 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 #16,468 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list