agradar

//ɐ.ɡɾɐ.ˈdaɾ// verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,731

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

agradar is aPortugueseverb. It means: alisar o terreno com grade; gradar; desterroar Pronounced /ɐ.ɡɾɐ.ˈdaɾ/. It ranks #6,731 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with atrasar and arrasar.

Key facts for agradar
PropertyValue
Headwordagradar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɐ.ɡɾɐ.ˈdaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,731
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of agradar in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for agradar is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐ.ɡɾɐ.ˈdaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #6,731 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for agradar, with forms such as "agardar", "aggradar", and "agraadr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "atrasar", "arrasar", "agredir", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is agradar, spelled A-G-R-A-D-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    alisar o terreno com grade; gradar; desterroar
  2. 2
    colocar grade
  3. 3
    contentar, satisfazer, causar prazer
  4. 4
    tornar-se querido, ter encanto, ser agradável, aprazer
  5. 5
    parecer bem
  6. 6
    gostar de, sentir prazer por, sentir inclinação por
  7. 7
    afeiçoar-se

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: agardar,aggradar,agraadr,agradarr,agraddar,agradra,agrdaar,agrradar,argadar,garadar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for agradar

Misspelling Variants of "agradar"

agardar7aggradar8agraadr7agradarr8agraddar8agradra7agrdaar7agrradar8
Misspelling Variants of "agradar"

Frequency rank: #6,731 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "agradar"?
"agradar" is spelled A-G-R-A-D-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.ɡɾɐ.ˈdaɾ/.
What does "agradar" mean?
As a verb, "agradar" means: alisar o terreno com grade; gradar; desterroar
What words are commonly confused with "agradar"?
"agradar" is commonly confused with "atrasar", "arrasar", "agredir". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "agradar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "agradar" is /ɐ.ɡɾɐ.ˈdaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "agradar" come from?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.