Which to use
“agrado” and “agravio” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,607
- “agrado” frequency rank
- #30,317
- “agravio” frequency rank
- 40924
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agrado | agravio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sensación grata; respuesta o estado de satisfacción, contento o gusto. | Acción o dicho que ofende o injuria a alguien afectando su honra o su fama. |
Where the eye mixes agrado and agravio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses agrado with agravio
A purely visual mix-up. agrado ([aˈɣ̞ɾað̞o]) and agravio ([aˈɣ̞ɾaβ̞jo]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40924, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agrado is recorded at frequency rank #10,607, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈɣ̞ɾað̞o]. agravio is at rank #30,317, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈɣ̞ɾaβ̞jo].
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 40924, this pair ranks #156,458 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agrado vs agravio
Shared letters: agor. Private to "agrado": d. Private to "agravio": iv.
"agrado" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "agravio" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agrado" and "agravio" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "agrado" or "agravio" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "agrado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agravio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #156,458 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agrado" and "agravio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agravio vs agredió". 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 #156,458 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.