Which to use
“grabación” is a noun and “grabaron” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,793
- “grabación” frequency rank
- #22,383
- “grabaron” frequency rank
- 27176
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grabación | grabaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción y efecto de grabar, entendiéndose tanto la inscripción de datos como el registro de imagen y/o sonido en un soporte analógico o digital. Cosa o material grabado (registrado en formato o soporte físicos). | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de grabar. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set grabación and grabaron apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
grabación and grabaron form a confusable pair in the Spanish index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27176, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grabación is recorded at frequency rank #4,793, classified as anoun, pronounced [gɾaβ̞aˈsjõn]. grabaron is at rank #22,383, tagged as averb, pronounced [gɾaˈβ̞aɾõn].
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 27176, this pair ranks #228,109 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "grabación" and "grabaron" be used interchangeably?
Remembering grabación vs grabaron
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “grabación”; for a verb, it's “grabaron”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “grabación” entry
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