Which to use
“agredió” and “atrevió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,908
- “agredió” frequency rank
- #19,924
- “atrevió” frequency rank
- 56832
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agredió | atrevió |
|---|---|---|
| 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 atrever o de atreverse. |
Where the eye mixes agredió and atrevió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. agredió and atrevió follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: agredió vs atrevió
A purely visual mix-up. agredió ([aɣ̞ɾeˈð̞jo]) and atrevió ([at̪ɾeˈβ̞jo]) 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 56832, 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]. atrevió is at rank #19,924, tagged as averb, pronounced [at̪ɾeˈβ̞jo].
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 56832, this pair ranks #72,931 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agredió vs atrevió
Shared letters: aeiró. Private to "agredió": dg. Private to "atrevió": tv.
"agredió" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "atrevió" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "agredió" and "atrevió" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "agredió" or "atrevió"?
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 "atrevió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,931 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agredió" and "atrevió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agredió vs ardió". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #72,931 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.