agradovsagredióWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: agrado is a noun, agredió is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“agrado” is a noun and “agredió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#10,607
“agrado” frequency rank
#36,908
“agredió” frequency rank
47515
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agrado agredió
Definition Sensación grata; respuesta o estado de satisfacción, contento o gusto. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de agredir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set agrado and agredió apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
agrado
7 ch
agredió

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agrado is [aˈɣ̞ɾað̞o] while agredió is [aɣ̞ɾeˈð̞jo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47515, 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]. agredió is at rank #36,908, tagged as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞ɾeˈð̞jo].

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 47515, this pair ranks #119,606 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of agrado vs agredió

Shared letters: adgr. Private to "agrado": o. Private to "agredió": eió.

"agrado" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "agredió" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agradoagardo · aggrado · agraddo · agraod · agrdao · agrrado · argado · garado

Frequency comparison

agrado#10,607
agredió#36,908

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "agrado" and "agredió" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "agrado" is a noun and "agredió" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "agrado" or "agredió"?
"agrado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,607 in our Spanish list, against #36,908 for "agredió". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering agrado vs agredió

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “agrado”; for a verb, it's “agredió”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “agrado” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list