agradecióvsagradezcoConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#16,496
“agradeció” frequency rank
#4,573
“agradezco” frequency rank
21069
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agradeció agradezco
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de agradecer. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de agradecer.

Where the eye mixes agradeció and agradezco

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. agradeció (VCCVCVCVV) and agradezco (VCCVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

9 ch
agradeció
9 ch
agradezco

Why the eye confuses agradeció with agradezco

A purely visual mix-up. agradeció ([aɣ̞ɾað̞eˈsjo]) and agradezco ([aɣ̞ɾaˈð̞esko]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21069, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

agradeció is recorded at frequency rank #16,496, classified as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞ɾað̞eˈsjo]. agradezco is at rank #4,573, tagged as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞ɾaˈð̞esko].

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 21069, this pair ranks #256,573 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of agradeció vs agradezco

Shared letters: acdegr. Private to "agradeció": ió. Private to "agradezco": oz.

"agradeció" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVV  ·  "agradezco" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agradezco ← agardezco · aggradezco · agraddezco · agradeczo · agradezcco · agradezoc · agradezzco · agradzeco

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "agradeció" for "agradezco" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aɣ̞ɾað̞eˈsjo] versus [aɣ̞ɾaˈð̞esko]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "agradeció" or "agradezco"?
"agradezco" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,573 in our Spanish list, against #16,496 for "agradeció". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "agradeció" and "agradezco" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "agradeció" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "agradezco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #256,573 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "agradeció" and "agradezco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agradecen vs agradeció". 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 #256,573 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