Which to use
“agradecida” is a participle and “agradecido” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,294
- “agradecida” frequency rank
- #7,250
- “agradecido” frequency rank
- 19544
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agradecida | agradecido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de agradecido. | Que reconoce, aprecia y agradece el favor o bien que alguien ha hecho; que siente gratitud o agradecimiento. |
Where the eye mixes agradecida and agradecido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. agradecida and agradecido follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses agradecida with agradecido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agradecida is [aɣ̞ɾað̞eˈsið̞a] while agradecido is [aɣ̞ɾað̞eˈsið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “agradecida” becomes o in “agradecido”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19544, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agradecida is recorded at frequency rank #12,294, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [aɣ̞ɾað̞eˈsið̞a]. agradecido is at rank #7,250, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aɣ̞ɾað̞eˈsið̞o].
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 19544, this pair ranks #263,297 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of agradecida vs agradecido
Shared letters: acdegir. Private to "agradecida": -. Private to "agradecido": o.
"agradecida" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCV · "agradecido" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- agradecida ← agardecida · aggradecida · agradceida · agraddecida · agradeccida · agradecdia · agradeciad · agradecidda
- agradecido ← agardecido · aggradecido · agradceido · agraddecido · agradeccido · agradecdio · agradeciddo · agradeciod
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "agradecida" and "agradecido" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "agradecida" or "agradecido"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "agradecida" and "agradecido" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "agradecida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agradecido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #263,297 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agradecida" and "agradecido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agradecerá vs agradecida". 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 #263,297 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.