agradanvsagrupanWhich spelling fits?

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

#32,057
“agradan” frequency rank
#24,365
“agrupan” frequency rank
56422
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agradan agrupan
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 agrupar o de agruparse.

Where the eye mixes agradan and agrupan

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

7 ch
agradan
7 ch
agrupan

Look-alike desk: agradan vs agrupan

A purely visual mix-up. agradan ([aˈɣ̞ɾað̞ãn]) and agrupan ([aˈɣ̞ɾupãn]) 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 56422, 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]. agrupan is at rank #24,365, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞ɾupãn].

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 56422, this pair ranks #74,669 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of agradan vs agrupan

Shared letters: agnr. Private to "agradan": d. Private to "agrupan": pu.

"agradan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "agrupan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agradanagardan · aggradan · agraadn · agradann · agraddan · agradna · agrdaan · agrradan
  • agrupanaggrupan · agrpuan · agrrupan · agruapn · agrupann · agrupna · agruppan · agurpan

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "agradan" for "agrupan" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aˈɣ̞ɾað̞ãn] versus [aˈɣ̞ɾupãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "agradan" or "agrupan"?
"agrupan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,365 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.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "agradan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "agrupan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #74,669 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "agradan" and "agrupan" 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 #74,669 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