grasa

[ˈgɾasa]

/[ˈgɾasa]/ noun

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The verdict

“grasa” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,794. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,794
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sustancia orgánica formada por varios ácidos grasos unidos a un alcohol, normalmente glicerol, componiendo así un ester. Por su alta energía química, las grasas son la forma elegida por los organis...

Corpus desk

Index ES-grasa · grasa · Spanish

grasa · rank #4,794 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,794
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH grabación

Nearest frequency peer: grabación (-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 “grasa”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “grasa” 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).

grasa vs gris
60% similar
grasa vs gray
60% similar
grasa vs grúa
60% similar

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

Key facts for grasa
PropertyValue
Headwordgrasa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈgɾasa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#4,794
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “grasa”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).grasacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “grabación” (#4,793), “gritar” (#4,795), “Galicia” (#4,792). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “grasa” va en #4,794. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around grasa (IPA [ˈgɾasa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,794 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for grasa, with forms such as "garsa", "ggrasa", and "graas". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gris", "gray", "grúa", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is grasa, spelled G-R-A-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sustancia orgánica formada por varios ácidos grasos unidos a un alcohol, normalmente glicerol, componiendo así un ester. Por su alta energía química, las grasas son la forma elegida por los organismos para almacenar la energía obtenida en el metabolismo de los alimentos.
  2. 2
    Tejido de los animales rico en grasa₁ en forma de adipocitos, cuya función es el almacenamiento de energía, así como el mantenimiento de la temperatura corporal y la secreción de algunas hormonas. El exceso de este tipo de tejido es la condición clínica conocida como gordura.
  3. 3
    Este tejido de origen animal, extraído para su uso como alimento, sea en forma pura o parcialmente refinado y homogeneizado.
  4. 4
    Hidrocarburo utilizado como lubricante por su viscosidad.

Synonyms

lípidotejido adiposojugo animalmantecasebounto

This word in other languages

fat(English)graisse(Français)Fett(Deutsch)gordura(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • garsa
  • ggrasa
  • graas
  • grassa
  • grrasa
  • grsaa
  • rgasa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of grasa - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

garsa2ggrasa1graas2grassa1grrasa1grsaa2rgasa2
Edit distance from "grasa"

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 "grasa"?
"grasa" is spelled G-R-A-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈgɾasa].
What does "grasa" mean?
As a noun, "grasa" means: Sustancia orgánica formada por varios ácidos grasos unidos a un alcohol, normalmente glicerol, componiendo así un ester. Por su alta energía química, las grasas son la forma elegida por los organis...
What words are commonly confused with "grasa"?
"grasa" is commonly confused with "gris", "gray", "grúa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "grasa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grasa" is [ˈgɾasa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grasa" come from?
"grasa" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list