Which to use
“agradan” is a verb and “aguada” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,057
- “agradan” frequency rank
- #30,741
- “aguada” frequency rank
- 62798
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agradan | aguada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de agradar o de agradarse. | Sitio de una fuente de agua potable. |
Where the eye mixes agradan and aguada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. agradan runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against aguada's 6 (VCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between agradan and aguada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agradan is [aˈɣ̞ɾað̞ãn] while aguada is [aˈɣ̞wað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62798, 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]. aguada is at rank #30,741, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈɣ̞wað̞a].
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 62798, this pair ranks #50,802 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agradan vs aguada
Shared letters: adg. Private to "agradan": nr. Private to "aguada": u.
"agradan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "aguada" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agradan" and "aguada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "agradan" or "aguada" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "agradan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aguada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,802 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agradan" and "aguada" 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 #50,802 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.