giranvsgramWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: giran is a verb, gram is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“giran” is a verb and “gram” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#19,421
“giran” frequency rank
#40,325
“gram” frequency rank
59746
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature giran gram
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de girar. Gram.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set giran and gram apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
giran
4 ch
gram

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: giran is [ˈxiɾãn] while gram is [ɡʀamˀ]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59746, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

giran is recorded at frequency rank #19,421, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈxiɾãn]. gram is at rank #40,325, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡʀamˀ].

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 59746, this pair ranks #61,472 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of giran vs gram

Shared letters: agr. Private to "giran": in. Private to "gram": m.

"giran" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "gram" · 4 letters · shape CCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • giranggiran · giarn · girann · girna · girran · grian · igran
  • gramgarm · ggram · gramm · grma · grram · rgam

Frequency comparison

giran#19,421
gram#40,325

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "giran" and "gram" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "giran" is a verb and "gram" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "giran" or "gram"?
"giran" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,421 in our Spanish list, against #40,325 for "gram". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering giran vs gram

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “giran”; for a noun, it's “gram”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “giran” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list