Which to use
“agredió” is a verb and “agresión” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,908
- “agredió” frequency rank
- #5,455
- “agresión” frequency rank
- 42363
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agredió | agresión |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de agredir. | Acción agredir a alguna persona o cosa con el fin de ocasionarle un daño. |
Where the eye mixes agredió and agresión
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. agredió runs 7 letters (VCCVCVV) against agresión's 8 (VCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses agredió with agresión
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agredió is [aɣ̞ɾeˈð̞jo] while agresión is [aɣ̞ɾeˈsjõn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42363, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agredió is recorded at frequency rank #36,908, classified as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞ɾeˈð̞jo]. agresión is at rank #5,455, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aɣ̞ɾeˈsjõn].
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 42363, this pair ranks #148,646 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agredió vs agresión
Shared letters: aegiró. Private to "agredió": d. Private to "agresión": ns.
"agredió" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "agresión" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agredió" for "agresión" ever safe?
Frequency check: "agredió" vs "agresión" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "agredió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agresión" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #148,646 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agredió" and "agresión" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agredió vs ardió". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #148,646 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.