Which to use
“agradecer” and “agradecería” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,482
- “agradecer” frequency rank
- #13,604
- “agradecería” frequency rank
- 20086
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agradecer | agradecería |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Manifestar que se aprecia un bien, beneficio o favor recibidos. Expresar agradecimiento; dar las gracias; reconocer. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de agradecer. |
Where the eye mixes agradecer and agradecería
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. agradecer runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCVC) against agradecería's 11 (VCCVCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: agradecer vs agradecería
A purely visual mix-up. agradecer ([aɣ̞ɾað̞eˈseɾ]) and agradecería ([aɣ̞ɾað̞eseˈɾia]) 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) - “agradecer” sits inside “agradecería”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20086, 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]. agradecería is at rank #13,604, tagged as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞ɾað̞eseˈɾia].
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 20086, this pair ranks #260,867 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of agradecer vs agradecería
Shared letters: acdegr. Private to "agradecer": -. Private to "agradecería": í.
"agradecer" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "agradecería" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- agradecer ← agardecer · aggradecer · agradceer · agraddecer · agradeccer · agradecerr · agradecre · agradeecr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agradecer" for "agradecería" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "agradecer" or "agradecería" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "agradecer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agradecería" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #260,867 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agradecer" and "agradecería" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agradeceré vs agradecería". 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 #260,867 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.