Which to use
“agravado” and “agravar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,887
- “agravado” frequency rank
- #35,329
- “agravar” frequency rank
- 57216
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agravado | agravar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de agravar o de agravarse. | Hacer más grave, serio o molesto. Desmejorar, empeorar. |
Where the eye mixes agravado and agravar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. agravado runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against agravar's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses agravado with agravar
A purely visual mix-up. agravado ([aɣ̞ɾaˈβ̞að̞o]) and agravar ([aɣ̞ɾaˈβ̞aɾ]) 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 57216, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agravado is recorded at frequency rank #21,887, classified as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞ɾaˈβ̞að̞o]. agravar is at rank #35,329, tagged as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞ɾaˈβ̞aɾ].
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 57216, this pair ranks #71,375 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agravado vs agravar
Shared letters: agrv. Private to "agravado": do. Private to "agravar": -.
"agravado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "agravar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agravado" and "agravar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "agravado" or "agravar"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "agravado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agravar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,375 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agravado" and "agravar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agravar vs atracar". 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 #71,375 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.