Which to use
“agravado” is a verb and “arrasado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,887
- “agravado” frequency rank
- #35,880
- “arrasado” frequency rank
- 57767
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agravado | arrasado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de agravar o de agravarse. | Con la textura y calidad del raso (tela de seda brillante) o del satén. |
Where the eye mixes agravado and arrasado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses agravado with arrasado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agravado is [aɣ̞ɾaˈβ̞að̞o] while arrasado is [araˈsað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57767, 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]. arrasado is at rank #35,880, tagged as anadj, pronounced [araˈsað̞o].
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 57767, this pair ranks #69,173 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agravado vs arrasado
Shared letters: ador. Private to "agravado": gv. Private to "arrasado": s.
"agravado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "arrasado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agravado" for "arrasado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "agravado" vs "arrasado" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "agravado" and "arrasado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "agravado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arrasado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,173 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agravado" and "arrasado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abrasador vs arrasado". 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 #69,173 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.