Which to use
“agradar” and “aguardar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,731
- “agradar” frequency rank
- #8,570
- “aguardar” frequency rank
- 15301
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agradar | aguardar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | alisar o terreno com grade; gradar; desterroar | esperar |
Where the eye mixes agradar and aguardar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. agradar runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against aguardar's 8 (VCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: agradar vs aguardar
A purely visual mix-up. agradar (/ɐ.ɡɾɐ.ˈdaɾ/) and aguardar (/ɐ.ɡwɐɾ.ˈdaɾ/) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15301, 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/. aguardar is at rank #8,570, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.ɡwɐɾ.ˈdaɾ/.
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 15301, this pair ranks #56,557 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agradar vs aguardar
Shared letters: adgr. Private to "agradar": -. Private to "aguardar": u.
"agradar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "aguardar" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agradar" and "aguardar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "agradar" or "aguardar"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "agradar" and "aguardar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "agradar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aguardar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,557 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agradar" and "aguardar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abrandar vs agradar". 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 #56,557 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.