Which to use
“degrada” and “degradar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,041
- “degrada” frequency rank
- #44,099
- “degradar” frequency rank
- 82140
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | degrada | degradar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de degradar. | Reducir o bajar de grado. |
Where the eye mixes degrada and degradar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. degrada runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against degradar's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between degrada and degradar
A purely visual mix-up. degrada ([d̪eˈɣ̞ɾað̞a]) and degradar ([d̪eɣ̞ɾaˈð̞aɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “degrada” sits inside “degradar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82140, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
degrada is recorded at frequency rank #38,041, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈɣ̞ɾað̞a]. degradar is at rank #44,099, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eɣ̞ɾaˈð̞aɾ].
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 82140, this pair ranks #9,562 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of degrada vs degradar
Shared letters: adegr. Private to "degrada": -. Private to "degradar": -.
"degrada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "degradar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "degrada" for "degradar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "degrada" or "degradar"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "degrada" and "degradar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "degrada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "degradar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,562 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "degrada" and "degradar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "degrada vs desagrada". 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 #9,562 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.