agradarvsagredirConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#26,296
“agradar” frequency rank
#21,888
“agredir” frequency rank
48184
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agradar agredir
Definition Producir agrado, gusto, placer o contento. Resultar grato o agradable. Atacar o ejercer la violencia con alguien.

Where the eye mixes agradar and agredir

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

7 ch
agradar
7 ch
agredir

Visual trap between agradar and agredir

A purely visual mix-up. agradar ([aɣ̞ɾaˈð̞aɾ]) and agredir ([aɣ̞ɾeˈð̞iɾ]) 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 48184, 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]. agredir is at rank #21,888, tagged as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞ɾeˈð̞iɾ].

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 48184, this pair ranks #115,890 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of agradar vs agredir

Shared letters: adgr. Private to "agradar": -. Private to "agredir": ei.

"agradar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "agredir" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agradaragardar · aggradar · agraadr · agradarr · agraddar · agradra · agrdaar · agrradar
  • agrediragerdir · aggredir · agrdeir · agreddir · agredirr · agredri · agreidr · agrredir

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "agradar" and "agredir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aɣ̞ɾaˈð̞aɾ] versus [aɣ̞ɾeˈð̞iɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "agradar" vs "agredir" - which ranks higher?
"agredir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,888 in our Spanish list, against #26,296 for "agradar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "agradar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "agredir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #115,890 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "agradar" and "agredir" 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 #115,890 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