Which to use
“agradan” and “aguardan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,057
- “agradan” frequency rank
- #41,720
- “aguardan” frequency rank
- 73777
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agradan | aguardan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 aguardar o de aguardarse. |
Where the eye mixes agradan and aguardan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. agradan runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against aguardan's 8 (VCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between agradan and aguardan
A purely visual mix-up. agradan ([aˈɣ̞ɾað̞ãn]) and aguardan ([aˈɣ̞waɾð̞ãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73777, 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]. aguardan is at rank #41,720, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞waɾð̞ãn].
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 73777, this pair ranks #22,615 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agradan vs aguardan
Shared letters: adgnr. Private to "agradan": -. Private to "aguardan": u.
"agradan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "aguardan" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agradan" and "aguardan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "agradan" or "aguardan" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "agradan" and "aguardan" 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 "aguardan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,615 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agradan" and "aguardan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aguardan vs aguardando". 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 #22,615 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.