Which to use
“agravar” and “agregar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,513
- “agravar” frequency rank
- #13,872
- “agregar” frequency rank
- 36385
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agravar | agregar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ação de tornar mais grave | associar |
Where the eye mixes agravar and agregar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. agravar and agregar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses agravar with agregar
A purely visual mix-up. agravar (/ɐ.ɡɾɐ.ˈvaɾ/) and agregar (/ɐ.ɡɾɨ.ˈɡaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36385, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agravar is recorded at frequency rank #22,513, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.ɡɾɐ.ˈvaɾ/. agregar is at rank #13,872, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.ɡɾɨ.ˈɡaɾ/.
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 36385, this pair ranks #30,441 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agravar vs agregar
Shared letters: agr. Private to "agravar": v. Private to "agregar": e.
"agravar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "agregar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "agravar" and "agregar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "agravar" or "agregar"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "agravar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agregar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,441 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agravar" and "agregar" 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 #30,441 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.