Which to use
“degrada” and “desagrada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,041
- “degrada” frequency rank
- #38,633
- “desagrada” frequency rank
- 76674
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | degrada | desagrada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de degradar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de desagradar. |
Where the eye mixes degrada and desagrada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. degrada runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against desagrada's 9 (CVCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses degrada with desagrada
A purely visual mix-up. degrada ([d̪eˈɣ̞ɾað̞a]) and desagrada ([d̪esaˈɣ̞ɾað̞a]) 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 76674, 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]. desagrada is at rank #38,633, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esaˈɣ̞ɾað̞a].
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 76674, this pair ranks #17,303 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of degrada vs desagrada
Shared letters: adegr. Private to "degrada": -. Private to "desagrada": s.
"degrada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "desagrada" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "degrada" and "desagrada" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "degrada" vs "desagrada" - 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 "degrada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desagrada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,303 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "degrada" and "desagrada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desagrada vs desarmada". 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 #17,303 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.