Which to use
“grated” and “greater” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,769
- “grated” frequency rank
- #1,343
- “greater” frequency rank
- 26112
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grated | greater |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Produced by grating. | comparative form of great: more great |
Where the eye mixes grated and greater
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. grated runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against greater's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between grated and greater
A purely visual mix-up. grated (/ˈɡɹeɪtɪd/) and greater (/ˈɡɹeɪtə/) 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 26112, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grated is recorded at frequency rank #24,769, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈɡɹeɪtɪd/. greater is at rank #1,343, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈɡɹeɪtə/.
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 26112, this pair ranks #389,142 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grated vs greater
Shared letters: aegrt. Private to "grated": d. Private to "greater": -.
"grated" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "greater" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grated" for "greater" ever safe?
Frequency check: "grated" vs "greater" - 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 "grated" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "greater" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #389,142 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grated" and "greater" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grated vs grates". 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 #389,142 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.