agradanvsagreganWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#32,057
“agradan” frequency rank
#15,765
“agregan” frequency rank
47822
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agradan agregan
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 agregar.

Where the eye mixes agradan and agregan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
agradan
7 ch
agregan

Why the eye confuses agradan with agregan

A purely visual mix-up. agradan ([aˈɣ̞ɾað̞ãn]) and agregan ([aˈɣ̞ɾeɣ̞ãn]) 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 47822, 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]. agregan is at rank #15,765, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞ɾeɣ̞ãn].

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 47822, this pair ranks #117,909 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of agradan vs agregan

Shared letters: agnr. Private to "agradan": d. Private to "agregan": e.

"agradan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "agregan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agradanagardan · aggradan · agraadn · agradann · agraddan · agradna · agrdaan · agrradan
  • agreganagergan · aggregan · agreagn · agregann · agreggan · agregna · agrgean · agrregan

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "agradan" and "agregan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aˈɣ̞ɾað̞ãn] versus [aˈɣ̞ɾeɣ̞ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "agradan" or "agregan" show up more?
"agregan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,765 in our Spanish list, against #32,057 for "agradan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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 "agregan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #117,909 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "agradan" and "agregan" 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 #117,909 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