Which to use
“agrade” and “arde” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,479
- “agrade” frequency rank
- #13,394
- “arde” frequency rank
- 45873
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agrade | arde |
|---|---|---|
| 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 arder. |
Where the eye mixes agrade and arde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: agrade vs arde
A purely visual mix-up. agrade ([aˈɣ̞ɾað̞e]) and arde ([ˈaɾð̞e]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45873, 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]. arde is at rank #13,394, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɾð̞e].
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 45873, this pair ranks #128,982 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agrade vs arde
Shared letters: ader. Private to "agrade": g. Private to "arde": -.
"agrade" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "arde" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agrade" and "arde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "agrade" vs "arde" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "agrade" and "arde" 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 "arde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #128,982 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agrade" and "arde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abrace vs agrade". 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 #128,982 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.