agradecervsagradeceráConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#6,482
“agradecer” frequency rank
#42,235
“agradecerá” frequency rank
48717
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agradecer agradecerá
Definition Manifestar que se aprecia un bien, beneficio o favor recibidos. Expresar agradecimiento; dar las gracias; reconocer. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de agradecer.

Where the eye mixes agradecer and agradecerá

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. agradecer 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
agradecer
10 ch
agradecerá

Visual trap between agradecer and agradecerá

A purely visual mix-up. agradecer ([aɣ̞ɾað̞eˈseɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “agradecer” sits inside “agradecerá”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48717, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

agradecer is recorded at frequency rank #6,482, classified as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞ɾað̞eˈseɾ]. 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 48717, this pair ranks #112,917 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of agradecer vs agradecerá

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

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agradecer ← agardecer · aggradecer · agradceer · agraddecer · agradeccer · agradecerr · agradecre · agradeecr

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "agradecer" for "agradecerá" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aɣ̞ɾað̞eˈseɾ] versus [aɣ̞ɾað̞eseˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "agradecer" vs "agradecerá" - which ranks higher?
"agradecer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,482 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 "agradecer" and "agradecerá" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "agradecer" 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 #112,917 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "agradecer" 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 #112,917 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