agradevsatraeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#32,479
“agrade” frequency rank
#7,392
“atrae” frequency rank
39871
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agrade atrae
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 atraer o de atraerse.

Where the eye mixes agrade and atrae

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
agrade
5 ch
atrae

Why the eye confuses agrade with atrae

A purely visual mix-up. agrade ([aˈɣ̞ɾað̞e]) and atrae ([aˈt̪ɾae]) 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 39871, 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]. atrae is at rank #7,392, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈt̪ɾae].

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 39871, this pair ranks #162,219 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of agrade vs atrae

Shared letters: aer. Private to "agrade": dg. Private to "atrae": t.

"agrade" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "atrae" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agradeagarde · aggrade · agradde · agraed · agrdae · agrrade · argade · garade
  • atraeartae · atare · atrrae · attrae

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "agrade" and "atrae" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aˈɣ̞ɾað̞e] versus [aˈt̪ɾae]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "agrade" vs "atrae" - which ranks higher?
"atrae" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,392 in our Spanish list, against #32,479 for "agrade". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "agrade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "atrae" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #162,219 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "agrade" and "atrae" 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 #162,219 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