Which to use
“graba” is a verb and “grado” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,052
- “graba” frequency rank
- #1,317
- “grado” frequency rank
- 14369
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | graba | grado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de grabar. | Valor, situación, estado o calidad que una cosa puede tener, en una escala ascendente o descendente, en relación con otra. |
Where the eye mixes graba and grado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between graba and grado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: graba is [ˈgɾaβ̞a] while grado is [ˈgɾað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14369, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
graba is recorded at frequency rank #13,052, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈgɾaβ̞a]. grado is at rank #1,317, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈgɾað̞o].
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 14369, this pair ranks #284,372 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of graba vs grado
Shared letters: agr. Private to "graba": b. Private to "grado": do.
"graba" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "grado" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "graba" and "grado" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "graba" or "grado"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "graba" and "grado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "graba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #284,372 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "graba" and "grado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gara vs graba". 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 #284,372 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.