agravadavsatrasadaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#34,868
“agravada” frequency rank
#29,054
“atrasada” frequency rank
63922
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agravada atrasada
Definition Forma del femenino de agravado, participio de agravar o de agravarse. Forma del femenino de atrasado, participio de atrasar o de atrasarse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set agravada and atrasada apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
agravada
8 ch
atrasada

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. agravada ([aɣ̞ɾaˈβ̞að̞a]) and atrasada ([at̪ɾaˈsað̞a]) 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 63922, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

agravada is recorded at frequency rank #34,868, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [aɣ̞ɾaˈβ̞að̞a]. atrasada is at rank #29,054, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [at̪ɾaˈsað̞a].

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 63922, this pair ranks #47,156 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of agravada vs atrasada

Shared letters: adr. Private to "agravada": gv. Private to "atrasada": st.

"agravada" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV  ·  "atrasada" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agravadaagarvada · aggravada · agraavda · agrabada · agravaad · agravadda · agravdaa · agravvada
  • atrasadaartasada · atarsada · atraasda · atrasaad · atrasadda · atrasdaa · atrassada · atrrasada

Frequency comparison

agravada#34,868
atrasada#29,054

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "agravada" and "atrasada" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aɣ̞ɾaˈβ̞að̞a] versus [at̪ɾaˈsað̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "agravada" or "atrasada"?
"atrasada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,054 in our Spanish list, against #34,868 for "agravada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering agravada vs atrasada

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “agravada” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list