agregovsatrevoTell them apart

Which to use

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

#20,560
“agrego” frequency rank
#13,188
“atrevo” frequency rank
33748
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agrego atrevo
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de agregar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de atrever o de atreverse.

Where the eye mixes agrego and atrevo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. agrego and atrevo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
agrego
6 ch
atrevo

Look-alike desk: agrego vs atrevo

A purely visual mix-up. agrego ([aˈɣ̞ɾeɣ̞o]) and atrevo ([aˈt̪ɾeβ̞o]) 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 33748, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

agrego is recorded at frequency rank #20,560, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞ɾeɣ̞o]. atrevo is at rank #13,188, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈt̪ɾeβ̞o].

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 33748, this pair ranks #195,083 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of agrego vs atrevo

Shared letters: aeor. Private to "agrego": g. Private to "atrevo": tv.

"agrego" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "atrevo" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agrego ← agergo · aggrego · agreggo · agreog · agrgeo · agrrego · argego · garego
  • atrevo ← artevo · atervo · atrebo · atreov · atrevvo · atrrevo · atrveo · attrevo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "agrego" and "atrevo" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aˈɣ̞ɾeɣ̞o] versus [aˈt̪ɾeβ̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "agrego" vs "atrevo" - which ranks higher?
"atrevo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,188 in our Spanish list, against #20,560 for "agrego". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "agrego" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "atrevo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #195,083 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "agrego" and "atrevo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agregas vs agrego". 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 #195,083 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