Which to use
“agredió” and “ardió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,908
- “agredió” frequency rank
- #46,932
- “ardió” frequency rank
- 83840
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agredió | ardió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de agredir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de arder. |
Where the eye mixes agredió and ardió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. agredió runs 7 letters (VCCVCVV) against ardió's 5 (VCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between agredió and ardió
A purely visual mix-up. agredió ([aɣ̞ɾeˈð̞jo]) and ardió ([aɾˈð̞jo]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83840, 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]. ardió is at rank #46,932, tagged as averb, pronounced [aɾˈð̞jo].
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 83840, this pair ranks #7,670 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agredió vs ardió
Shared letters: adiró. Private to "agredió": eg. Private to "ardió": -.
"agredió" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "ardió" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agredió" and "ardió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "agredió" vs "ardió" - 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 "ardió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,670 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agredió" and "ardió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alió vs ardió". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #7,670 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.