Which to use
“grabada” is a participle and “grabadora” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,053
- “grabada” frequency rank
- #27,250
- “grabadora” frequency rank
- 40303
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grabada | grabadora |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de grabado, participio de grabar. | Instrumento que graba, normalmente información sobre una superficie sólida. |
Where the eye mixes grabada and grabadora
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: grabada vs grabadora
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: grabada is [gɾaˈβ̞að̞a] while grabadora is [gɾaβ̞aˈð̞oɾa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40303, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grabada is recorded at frequency rank #13,053, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [gɾaˈβ̞að̞a]. grabadora is at rank #27,250, tagged as anoun, pronounced [gɾaβ̞aˈð̞oɾa].
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 40303, this pair ranks #159,851 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grabada vs grabadora
Shared letters: abdgr. Private to "grabada": -. Private to "grabadora": o.
"grabada" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "grabadora" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "grabada" and "grabadora" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "grabada" vs "grabadora" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "grabada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grabadora" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #159,851 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grabada" and "grabadora" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grabada vs granado". 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 #159,851 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.