agradecevsagradeceráWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#9,394
“agradece” frequency rank
#42,235
“agradecerá” frequency rank
51629
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agradece agradecerá
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de agradecer. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de agradecer.

Where the eye mixes agradece and agradecerá

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. agradece runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against agradecerá's 10 (VCCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
agradece
10 ch
agradecerá

Visual trap between agradece and agradecerá

A purely visual mix-up. agradece ([aɣ̞ɾaˈð̞ese]) and agradecerá ([aɣ̞ɾað̞eseˈɾa]) 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 extra letter(s) - “agradece” sits inside “agradecerá”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51629, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

agradece is recorded at frequency rank #9,394, classified as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞ɾaˈð̞ese]. agradecerá is at rank #42,235, tagged as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞ɾað̞eseˈɾa].

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 51629, this pair ranks #96,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of agradece vs agradecerá

Shared letters: acdegr. Private to "agradece": -. Private to "agradecerá": á.

"agradece" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV  ·  "agradecerá" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agradece ← agardece · aggradece · agradcee · agraddece · agradecce · agradeec · agradese · agraedce

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "agradece" and "agradecerá" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aɣ̞ɾaˈð̞ese] versus [aɣ̞ɾað̞eseˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "agradece" vs "agradecerá" - which ranks higher?
"agradece" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,394 in our Spanish list, against #42,235 for "agradecerá". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "agradece" and "agradecerá" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "agradece" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "agradecerá" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #96,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "agradece" and "agradecerá" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agradecerá vs agradeceré". 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 #96,943 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