Which to use
“agradar” and “agravar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,731
- “agradar” frequency rank
- #22,513
- “agravar” frequency rank
- 29244
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agradar | agravar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | alisar o terreno com grade; gradar; desterroar | ação de tornar mais grave |
Where the eye mixes agradar and agravar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. agradar and agravar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: agradar vs agravar
A purely visual mix-up. agradar (/ɐ.ɡɾɐ.ˈdaɾ/) and agravar (/ɐ.ɡɾɐ.ˈvaɾ/) 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 a single letter - d in “agradar” becomes v in “agravar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29244, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agradar is recorded at frequency rank #6,731, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.ɡɾɐ.ˈdaɾ/. agravar is at rank #22,513, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.ɡɾɐ.ˈvaɾ/.
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 29244, this pair ranks #39,446 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agradar vs agravar
Shared letters: agr. Private to "agradar": d. Private to "agravar": v.
"agradar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "agravar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agradar" for "agravar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "agradar" vs "agravar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "agradar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agravar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,446 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agradar" and "agravar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agravar vs atracar". 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 #39,446 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.