grabe

[ˈgɾaβ̞e]

/[ˈgɾaβ̞e]/ verb

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The verdict

“grabe” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #35,533. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,533
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de grabar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-grabe · grabe · Spanish

grabe · rank #35,533 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,533
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH granadina

Nearest frequency peer: granadina (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “grabe”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “grabe” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

grabe vs gran
60% similar
grabe vs gray
60% similar
grabe vs Grau
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for grabe
PropertyValue
Headwordgrabe
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈgɾaβ̞e]
Letters5
Frequency rank#35,533
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “grabe”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.grabecae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “granadina” (#35,534), “Ginés” (#35,531), “guisantes” (#35,535). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “grabe” va en #35,533. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around grabe (IPA [ˈgɾaβ̞e]), averb. Corpus frequency is #35,533 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for grabe, with forms such as "garbe", "ggrabe", and "grabbe". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gran", "gray", "Grau", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is grabe, spelled G-R-A-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de grabar.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de grabar.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de grabar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • garbe
  • ggrabe
  • grabbe
  • graeb
  • grbae
  • grrabe
  • rgabe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of grabe - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

garbe2ggrabe1grabbe1graeb2grbae2grrabe1rgabe2
Edit distance from "grabe"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "grabe"?
"grabe" is spelled G-R-A-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈgɾaβ̞e].
What does "grabe" mean?
As a verb, "grabe" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de grabar.
What words are commonly confused with "grabe"?
"grabe" is commonly confused with "gran", "gray", "Grau". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "grabe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grabe" is [ˈgɾaβ̞e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grabe" come from?
"grabe" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "grabe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ginés#35,531Gilda#35,530fémur#35,524funny#35,523

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

huecas7 variantsframe7 variantsFerraz7 variantslacan7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list