Which to use
“grabado” is a noun and “grabados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,515
- “grabado” frequency rank
- #11,590
- “grabados” frequency rank
- 17105
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grabado | grabados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Técnica pictórica consistente en dibujar primero el sujeto sobre una plancha de algún material rígido y luego imprimirlo sobre un papel o lienzo con tinta. | Forma del plural de grabado, participio de grabar. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set grabado and grabados apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
grabado and grabados 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 extra letter(s) - “grabado” sits inside “grabados” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17105, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grabado is recorded at frequency rank #5,515, classified as anoun, pronounced [gɾaˈβ̞að̞o]. grabados is at rank #11,590, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [gɾaˈβ̞að̞os].
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 17105, this pair ranks #273,537 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "grabado" and "grabados" be used interchangeably?
Remembering grabado vs grabados
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “grabado”; for a participle, it's “grabados”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “grabado” entry
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