Which to use
“agradar” and “arrasar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,296
- “agradar” frequency rank
- #29,928
- “arrasar” frequency rank
- 56224
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agradar | arrasar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Producir agrado, gusto, placer o contento. Resultar grato o agradable. | Poner una superficie llana o plana, hasta que todo quede al mismo nivel (a ras). |
Where the eye mixes agradar and arrasar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. agradar and arrasar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between agradar and arrasar
A purely visual mix-up. agradar ([aɣ̞ɾaˈð̞aɾ]) and arrasar ([araˈsaɾ]) 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 56224, 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]. arrasar is at rank #29,928, tagged as averb, pronounced [araˈsaɾ].
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 56224, this pair ranks #75,497 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agradar vs arrasar
Shared letters: ar. Private to "agradar": dg. Private to "arrasar": s.
"agradar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "arrasar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agradar" and "arrasar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "agradar" vs "arrasar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "arrasar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,497 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agradar" and "arrasar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Arras vs arrasar". 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 #75,497 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.