Which to use
“agradar” and “agrandar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,296
- “agradar” frequency rank
- #29,464
- “agrandar” frequency rank
- 55760
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agradar | agrandar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Producir agrado, gusto, placer o contento. Resultar grato o agradable. | Aumentar el tamaño, la importancia o la dignidad de algo; hacerlo más grande o mayor. |
Where the eye mixes agradar and agrandar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. agradar runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against agrandar's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between agradar and agrandar
A purely visual mix-up. agradar ([aɣ̞ɾaˈð̞aɾ]) and agrandar ([aɣ̞ɾãn̪ˈd̪aɾ]) 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 55760, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agradar is recorded at frequency rank #26,296, classified as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞ɾaˈð̞aɾ]. agrandar is at rank #29,464, tagged as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞ɾãn̪ˈd̪aɾ].
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 55760, this pair ranks #77,470 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agradar vs agrandar
Shared letters: adgr. Private to "agradar": -. Private to "agrandar": n.
"agradar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "agrandar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agradar" and "agrandar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "agradar" or "agrandar"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "agradar" and "agrandar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "agradar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agrandar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #77,470 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agradar" and "agrandar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agradaba vs agradar". 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 #77,470 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.