agredevsapretéConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#46,311
“agrede” frequency rank
#49,426
“apreté” frequency rank
95737
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agrede apreté
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de agredir. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de apretar.

Where the eye mixes agrede and apreté

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

6 ch
agrede
6 ch
apreté

Why the eye confuses agrede with apreté

A purely visual mix-up. agrede ([aˈɣ̞ɾeð̞e]) and apreté ([apɾeˈt̪e]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 95737, 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]. apreté is at rank #49,426, tagged as averb, pronounced [apɾeˈt̪e].

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 95737, this pair ranks #486 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of agrede vs apreté

Shared letters: aer. Private to "agrede": dg. Private to "apreté": pté.

"agrede" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "apreté" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agredeagerde · aggrede · agrdee · agredde · agreed · agrrede · argede · garede

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "agrede" and "apreté" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aˈɣ̞ɾeð̞e] versus [apɾeˈt̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "agrede" or "apreté"?
"agrede" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #46,311 in our Spanish list, against #49,426 for "apreté". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "agrede" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "apreté" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #486 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "agrede" and "apreté" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agreste 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 #486 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