Which to use
“agravado” is a verb and “agravio” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,887
- “agravado” frequency rank
- #30,317
- “agravio” frequency rank
- 52204
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agravado | agravio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de agravar o de agravarse. | Acción o dicho que ofende o injuria a alguien afectando su honra o su fama. |
Where the eye mixes agravado and agravio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses agravado with agravio
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agravado is [aɣ̞ɾaˈβ̞að̞o] while agravio is [aˈɣ̞ɾaβ̞jo]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52204, 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]. agravio is at rank #30,317, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈɣ̞ɾaβ̞jo].
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 52204, this pair ranks #93,889 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agravado vs agravio
Shared letters: agorv. Private to "agravado": d. Private to "agravio": i.
"agravado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "agravio" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agravado" and "agravio" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "agravado" vs "agravio" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "agravado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agravio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,889 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agravado" and "agravio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agravado vs agrupado". 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 #93,889 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.