Which to use
“agradece” and “agradeció” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,394
- “agradece” frequency rank
- #16,496
- “agradeció” frequency rank
- 25890
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agradece | agradeció |
|---|---|---|
| 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 pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de agradecer. |
Where the eye mixes agradece and agradeció
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. agradece runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against agradeció's 9 (VCCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between agradece and agradeció
A purely visual mix-up. agradece ([aɣ̞ɾaˈð̞ese]) and agradeció ([aɣ̞ɾað̞eˈsjo]) 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 25890, 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]. agradeció is at rank #16,496, tagged as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞ɾað̞eˈsjo].
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 25890, this pair ranks #234,317 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agradece vs agradeció
Shared letters: acdegr. Private to "agradece": -. Private to "agradeció": ió.
"agradece" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "agradeció" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- agradece ← agardece · aggradece · agradcee · agraddece · agradecce · agradeec · agradese · agraedce
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "agradece" and "agradeció" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "agradece" or "agradeció"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "agradece" and "agradeció" 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 "agradeció" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #234,317 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agradece" and "agradeció" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agradece 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 #234,317 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.