agradevsagredenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#32,479
“agrade” frequency rank
#45,107
“agreden” frequency rank
77586
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agrade agreden
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de agradar o de agradarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de agredir.

Where the eye mixes agrade and agreden

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

6 ch
agrade
7 ch
agreden

Look-alike desk: agrade vs agreden

A purely visual mix-up. agrade ([aˈɣ̞ɾað̞e]) and agreden ([aˈɣ̞ɾeð̞ẽn]) 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 77586, 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]. agreden is at rank #45,107, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞ɾeð̞ẽn].

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 77586, this pair ranks #15,777 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of agrade vs agreden

Shared letters: adegr. Private to "agrade": -. Private to "agreden": n.

"agrade" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "agreden" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agradeagarde · aggrade · agradde · agraed · agrdae · agrrade · argade · garade
  • agredenagerden · aggreden · agrdeen · agredden · agredenn · agredne · agreedn · agrreden

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "agrade" for "agreden" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aˈɣ̞ɾað̞e] versus [aˈɣ̞ɾeð̞ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "agrade" or "agreden"?
"agrade" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,479 in our Spanish list, against #45,107 for "agreden". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "agrade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "agreden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #15,777 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "agrade" and "agreden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agrede vs agreden". 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 #15,777 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