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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.

8 ch
agradece
9 ch
agradeció

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?
No. They are said differently ([aɣ̞ɾaˈð̞ese] versus [aɣ̞ɾað̞eˈsjo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "agradece" or "agradeció"?
"agradece" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,394 in our Spanish list, against #16,496 for "agradeció". 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 "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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list