agradecenvsagradeceráTell them apart

Which to use

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

#27,838
“agradecen” frequency rank
#42,235
“agradecerá” frequency rank
70073
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agradecen agradecerá
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 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 agradecen and agradecerá

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. agradecen runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCVC) against agradecerá's 10 (VCCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
agradecen
10 ch
agradecerá

Why the eye confuses agradecen with agradecerá

A purely visual mix-up. agradecen ([aɣ̞ɾaˈð̞esẽn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70073, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

agradecen is recorded at frequency rank #27,838, classified as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞ɾaˈð̞esẽn]. 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 70073, this pair ranks #30,516 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of agradecen vs agradecerá

Shared letters: acdegr. Private to "agradecen": n. Private to "agradecerá": á.

"agradecen" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC  ·  "agradecerá" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agradecen ← agardecen · aggradecen · agradceen · agraddecen · agradeccen · agradecenn · agradecne · agradeecn

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "agradecen" for "agradecerá" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aɣ̞ɾaˈð̞esẽn] versus [aɣ̞ɾað̞eseˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "agradecen" or "agradecerá"?
"agradecen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,838 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

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "agradecen" 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 #30,516 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "agradecen" 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 #30,516 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