Which to use
“agrado” and “atraso” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,607
- “agrado” frequency rank
- #17,350
- “atraso” frequency rank
- 27957
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agrado | atraso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sensación grata; respuesta o estado de satisfacción, contento o gusto. | Acción o efecto de atrasar y atrasarse. |
Where the eye mixes agrado and atraso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between agrado and atraso
A purely visual mix-up. agrado ([aˈɣ̞ɾað̞o]) and atraso ([aˈt̪ɾaso]) 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 27957, 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]. atraso is at rank #17,350, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈt̪ɾaso].
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 27957, this pair ranks #224,351 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agrado vs atraso
Shared letters: aor. Private to "agrado": dg. Private to "atraso": st.
"agrado" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "atraso" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "agrado" and "atraso" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "agrado" vs "atraso" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "agrado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atraso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #224,351 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agrado" and "atraso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Arras vs atraso". 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 #224,351 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.