Which to use
“agravar” and “arrasar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,329
- “agravar” frequency rank
- #29,928
- “arrasar” frequency rank
- 65257
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agravar | arrasar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hacer más grave, serio o molesto. Desmejorar, empeorar. | Poner una superficie llana o plana, hasta que todo quede al mismo nivel (a ras). |
Where the eye mixes agravar and arrasar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. agravar and arrasar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses agravar with arrasar
A purely visual mix-up. agravar ([aɣ̞ɾaˈβ̞aɾ]) and arrasar ([araˈsaɾ]) 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 65257, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agravar is recorded at frequency rank #35,329, classified as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞ɾaˈβ̞aɾ]. arrasar is at rank #29,928, tagged as averb, pronounced [araˈsaɾ].
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 65257, this pair ranks #43,178 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agravar vs arrasar
Shared letters: ar. Private to "agravar": gv. Private to "arrasar": s.
"agravar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "arrasar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "agravar" and "arrasar" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "agravar" or "arrasar" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "agravar" and "arrasar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "agravar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arrasar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,178 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agravar" and "arrasar" 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 #43,178 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.