Which to use
“grabada” is a participle and “granda” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,053
- “grabada” frequency rank
- #47,171
- “granda” frequency rank
- 60224
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grabada | granda |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de grabado, participio de grabar. | Terreno bajo, sin cultivar, y poblado de vegetación silvestre y densa, como matorrales y maleza. |
Where the eye mixes grabada and granda
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: grabada vs granda
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: grabada is [gɾaˈβ̞að̞a] while granda is [ˈgɾãn̪d̪a]. 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 (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60224, 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]. granda is at rank #47,171, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈgɾãn̪d̪a].
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 60224, this pair ranks #59,706 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of grabada vs granda
Shared letters: adgr. Private to "grabada": b. Private to "granda": n.
"grabada" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "granda" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "grabada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "granda" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,706 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grabada" and "granda" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "granado vs granda". 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 #59,706 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.