Which to use
“grabada” and “graduada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,053
- “grabada” frequency rank
- #25,659
- “graduada” frequency rank
- 38712
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grabada | graduada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de grabado, participio de grabar. | Forma del femenino de graduado, participio de graduar. |
Where the eye mixes grabada and graduada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. grabada runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against graduada's 8 (CCVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between grabada and graduada
A purely visual mix-up. grabada ([gɾaˈβ̞að̞a]) and graduada ([gɾaˈð̞wað̞a]) 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 38712, 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]. graduada is at rank #25,659, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [gɾaˈð̞wað̞a].
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 38712, this pair ranks #168,505 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grabada vs graduada
Shared letters: adgr. Private to "grabada": b. Private to "graduada": u.
"grabada" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "graduada" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grabada" for "graduada" ever safe?
Frequency check: "grabada" vs "graduada" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "graduada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #168,505 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grabada" and "graduada" 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 #168,505 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.