agredevsaprendeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“agrede” and “aprende” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,311
“agrede” frequency rank
#3,668
“aprende” frequency rank
49979
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agrede aprende
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de agredir. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aprender o de aprenderse.

Where the eye mixes agrede and aprende

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
agrede
7 ch
aprende

Why the eye confuses agrede with aprende

A purely visual mix-up. agrede ([aˈɣ̞ɾeð̞e]) and aprende ([aˈpɾẽn̪d̪e]) 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 49979, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

agrede is recorded at frequency rank #46,311, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞ɾeð̞e]. aprende is at rank #3,668, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈpɾẽn̪d̪e].

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 49979, this pair ranks #105,770 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of agrede vs aprende

Shared letters: ader. Private to "agrede": g. Private to "aprende": np.

"agrede" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "aprende" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agredeagerde · aggrede · agrdee · agredde · agreed · agrrede · argede · garede
  • aprendeapernde · apprende · apredne · aprendde · aprened · aprennde · aprnede · aprrende

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "agrede" for "aprende" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aˈɣ̞ɾeð̞e] versus [aˈpɾẽn̪d̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "agrede" or "aprende"?
"aprende" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,668 in our Spanish list, against #46,311 for "agrede". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "agrede" and "aprende" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "agrede" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aprende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #105,770 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "agrede" and "aprende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agrede vs apreté". 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 #105,770 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list