Which to use
“gasa” and “grama” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,142
- “gasa” frequency rank
- #44,221
- “grama” frequency rank
- 77363
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gasa | grama |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tela muy ligera y casi transparente. | (Cynodon dactylon) Hierba de la familia de las gramíneas, tallo rastrero, hojas cortas y planas, flores en espigas. Mide entre diez y quince cm. de altura. Es cosmopolita e invade todo tipo de terrenos; se la considera una plaga. Los rizomas y estolones se usan en medicina natural en cocción como depurativo, diurético, expectorante y febrífugo. |
Where the eye mixes gasa and grama
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. gasa runs 4 letters (CVCV) against grama's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gasa with grama
A purely visual mix-up. gasa ([ˈgasa]) and grama ([ˈgɾama]) 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 77363, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gasa is recorded at frequency rank #33,142, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈgasa]. grama is at rank #44,221, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈgɾama].
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 77363, this pair ranks #16,133 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gasa vs grama
Shared letters: ag. Private to "gasa": s. Private to "grama": mr.
"gasa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "grama" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gasa" for "grama" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gasa" vs "grama" - which ranks higher?
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 "gasa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grama" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,133 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gasa" and "grama" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grama vs grammar". 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 #16,133 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.