Which to use
“agrade” and “agrede” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,479
- “agrade” frequency rank
- #46,311
- “agrede” frequency rank
- 78790
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agrade | agrede |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de agradar o de agradarse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de agredir. |
Where the eye mixes agrade and agrede
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses agrade with agrede
A purely visual mix-up. agrade ([aˈɣ̞ɾað̞e]) and agrede ([aˈɣ̞ɾeð̞e]) 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 a single letter - a in “agrade” becomes e in “agrede”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78790, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agrade is recorded at frequency rank #32,479, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞ɾað̞e]. agrede is at rank #46,311, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞ɾeð̞e].
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 78790, this pair ranks #13,948 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agrade vs agrede
Shared letters: adegr. Private to "agrade": -. Private to "agrede": -.
"agrade" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "agrede" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agrade" for "agrede" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "agrade" or "agrede" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "agrade" and "agrede" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "agrade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agrede" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,948 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agrade" and "agrede" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agrede vs apreté". 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 #13,948 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.