Which to use
“agradecido” is an adjective and “agradecidos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,250
- “agradecido” frequency rank
- #12,295
- “agradecidos” frequency rank
- 19545
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agradecido | agradecidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que reconoce, aprecia y agradece el favor o bien que alguien ha hecho; que siente gratitud o agradecimiento. | Forma del plural de agradecido. |
Where the eye mixes agradecido and agradecidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. agradecido runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCVCV) against agradecidos's 11 (VCCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses agradecido with agradecidos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agradecido is [aɣ̞ɾað̞eˈsið̞o] while agradecidos is [aɣ̞ɾað̞eˈsið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “agradecido” sits inside “agradecidos”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19545, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agradecido is recorded at frequency rank #7,250, classified as anadj, pronounced [aɣ̞ɾað̞eˈsið̞o]. agradecidos is at rank #12,295, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [aɣ̞ɾað̞eˈsið̞os].
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 19545, this pair ranks #263,290 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of agradecido vs agradecidos
Shared letters: acdegior. Private to "agradecido": -. Private to "agradecidos": s.
"agradecido" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCV · "agradecidos" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- agradecido ← agardecido · aggradecido · agradceido · agraddecido · agradeccido · agradecdio · agradeciddo · agradeciod
- agradecidos ← agardecidos · aggradecidos · agradceidos · agraddecidos · agradeccidos · agradecdios · agradeciddos · agradecidoss
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agradecido" for "agradecidos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "agradecido" vs "agradecidos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "agradecido" and "agradecidos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "agradecido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agradecidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #263,290 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agradecido" and "agradecidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agradecido vs agradeciendo". 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 #263,290 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.