agredevsatreveConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#46,311
“agrede” frequency rank
#11,355
“atreve” frequency rank
57666
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agrede atreve
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 atrever o de atreverse.

Where the eye mixes agrede and atreve

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
agrede
6 ch
atreve

Why the eye confuses agrede with atreve

A purely visual mix-up. agrede ([aˈɣ̞ɾeð̞e]) and atreve ([aˈt̪ɾeβ̞e]) 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 57666, 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]. atreve is at rank #11,355, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈt̪ɾeβ̞e].

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 57666, this pair ranks #69,579 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of agrede vs atreve

Shared letters: aer. Private to "agrede": dg. Private to "atreve": tv.

"agrede" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "atreve" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agredeagerde · aggrede · agrdee · agredde · agreed · agrrede · argede · garede
  • atrevearteve · aterve · atrebe · atreev · atrevve · atrreve · atrvee · attreve

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "agrede" for "atreve" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aˈɣ̞ɾeð̞e] versus [aˈt̪ɾeβ̞e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "agrede" or "atreve"?
"atreve" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,355 in our Spanish list, against #46,311 for "agrede". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "agrede" and "atreve" 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 "atreve" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #69,579 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "agrede" and "atreve" 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 #69,579 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