Which to use
“agrado” and “aguayo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,607
- “agrado” frequency rank
- #33,920
- “aguayo” frequency rank
- 44527
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agrado | aguayo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sensación grata; respuesta o estado de satisfacción, contento o gusto. | Rectángulo de tela de lana multicolor, usado como prenda de ropa y como mochila rústica. |
Where the eye mixes agrado and aguayo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. agrado (VCCVCV) and aguayo (VCVVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses agrado with aguayo
A purely visual mix-up. agrado ([aˈɣ̞ɾað̞o]) and aguayo ([aˈɣ̞waʝo]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44527, 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]. aguayo is at rank #33,920, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈɣ̞waʝo].
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 44527, this pair ranks #136,561 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agrado vs aguayo
Shared letters: ago. Private to "agrado": dr. Private to "aguayo": uy.
"agrado" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "aguayo" · 6 letters · shape VCVVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agrado" for "aguayo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "agrado" or "aguayo"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "agrado" and "aguayo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "agrado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aguayo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #136,561 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agrado" and "aguayo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aguada vs aguayo". 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 #136,561 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.