Which to use
“grabadas” is a participle and “gradas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,980
- “grabadas” frequency rank
- #18,554
- “gradas” frequency rank
- 36534
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grabadas | gradas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de grabado, participio de grabar. | Conjunto de escalones que suelen tener los edificios grandes, majestuosos, delante de su pórtico o fachada. |
Where the eye mixes grabadas and gradas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. grabadas runs 8 letters (CCVCVCVC) against gradas's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses grabadas with gradas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: grabadas is [gɾaˈβ̞að̞as] while gradas is [ˈgɾað̞as]. 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 36534, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grabadas is recorded at frequency rank #17,980, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [gɾaˈβ̞að̞as]. gradas is at rank #18,554, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈgɾað̞as].
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 36534, this pair ranks #180,138 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grabadas vs gradas
Shared letters: adgrs. Private to "grabadas": b. Private to "gradas": -.
"grabadas" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "gradas" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "grabadas" and "gradas" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "grabadas" or "gradas"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "grabadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gradas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #180,138 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grabadas" and "gradas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gradas 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 #180,138 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.