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

#45,107
“agreden” frequency rank
#34,869
“agreguen” frequency rank
79976
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agreden agreguen
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de agredir. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de agregar.

Where the eye mixes agreden and agreguen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. agreden runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against agreguen's 8 (VCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
agreden
8 ch
agreguen

Why the eye confuses agreden with agreguen

A purely visual mix-up. agreden ([aˈɣ̞ɾeð̞ẽn]) and agreguen ([aˈɣ̞ɾeɣ̞ẽn]) 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 79976, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

agreden is recorded at frequency rank #45,107, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞ɾeð̞ẽn]. agreguen is at rank #34,869, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞ɾeɣ̞ẽn].

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 79976, this pair ranks #12,266 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of agreden vs agreguen

Shared letters: aegnr. Private to "agreden": d. Private to "agreguen": u.

"agreden" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "agreguen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agredenagerden · aggreden · agrdeen · agredden · agredenn · agredne · agreedn · agrreden
  • agreguenagerguen · aggreguen · agregeun · agregguen · agreguenn · agregune · agreugen · agrgeuen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "agreden" for "agreguen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aˈɣ̞ɾeð̞ẽn] versus [aˈɣ̞ɾeɣ̞ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "agreden" or "agreguen"?
"agreguen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,869 in our Spanish list, against #45,107 for "agreden". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "agreden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "agreguen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #12,266 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "agreden" and "agreguen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agrede vs agreden". 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 #12,266 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