Which to use
“agravio” is a noun and “agredió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,317
- “agravio” frequency rank
- #36,908
- “agredió” frequency rank
- 67225
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agravio | agredió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o dicho que ofende o injuria a alguien afectando su honra o su fama. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de agredir. |
Where the eye mixes agravio and agredió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. agravio and agredió follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses agravio with agredió
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agravio is [aˈɣ̞ɾaβ̞jo] while agredió is [aɣ̞ɾeˈð̞jo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67225, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agravio is recorded at frequency rank #30,317, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈɣ̞ɾaβ̞jo]. agredió is at rank #36,908, tagged as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞ɾeˈð̞jo].
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 67225, this pair ranks #37,710 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agravio vs agredió
Shared letters: agir. Private to "agravio": ov. Private to "agredió": deó.
"agravio" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "agredió" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- agravio ← agarvio · aggravio · agrabio · agraivo · agravoi · agravvio · agrravio · agrvaio
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agravio" and "agredió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "agravio" or "agredió"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "agravio" and "agredió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "agravio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agredió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,710 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agravio" and "agredió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agredió vs ardió". 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 #37,710 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.