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“giladas” and “gradas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#37,108
“giladas” frequency rank
#18,554
“gradas” frequency rank
55662
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature giladas gradas
Definition Forma del plural de gilada. Conjunto de escalones que suelen tener los edificios grandes, majestuosos, delante de su pórtico o fachada.

Where the eye mixes giladas and gradas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. giladas runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against gradas's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
giladas
6 ch
gradas

Visual trap between giladas and gradas

A purely visual mix-up. giladas ([xiˈlað̞as]) and gradas ([ˈgɾað̞as]) 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 55662, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

giladas is recorded at frequency rank #37,108, classified as anoun, pronounced [xiˈlað̞as]. gradas is at rank #18,554, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈgɾað̞as].

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 55662, this pair ranks #77,910 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of giladas vs gradas

Shared letters: adgs. Private to "giladas": il. Private to "gradas": r.

"giladas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "gradas" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • giladas ← ggiladas · gialdas · gilaads · giladass · giladdas · giladsa · gildaas · gilladas
  • gradas ← gardas · ggradas · graads · gradass · graddas · gradsa · grdaas · grradas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "giladas" for "gradas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([xiˈlað̞as] versus [ˈgɾað̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "giladas" or "gradas" show up more?
"gradas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,554 in our Spanish list, against #37,108 for "giladas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "giladas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gradas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #77,910 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "giladas" and "gradas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "giladas vs gitanas". 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 #77,910 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list