Which to use
“ganada” is a noun and “grabada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,867
- “ganada” frequency rank
- #13,053
- “grabada” frequency rank
- 28920
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ganada | grabada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de ganar. | Forma del femenino de grabado, participio de grabar. |
Where the eye mixes ganada and grabada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ganada vs grabada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ganada is [gaˈnað̞a] while grabada is [gɾaˈβ̞að̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28920, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ganada is recorded at frequency rank #15,867, classified as anoun, pronounced [gaˈnað̞a]. grabada is at rank #13,053, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [gɾaˈβ̞að̞a].
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 28920, this pair ranks #219,572 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ganada vs grabada
Shared letters: adg. Private to "ganada": n. Private to "grabada": br.
"ganada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "grabada" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ganada" and "grabada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ganada" or "grabada"?
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 "ganada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grabada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #219,572 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ganada" and "grabada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ganada vs granado". 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 #219,572 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.