Which to use
“grabado” is a noun and “graban” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,515
- “grabado” frequency rank
- #21,691
- “graban” frequency rank
- 27206
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grabado | graban |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de grabar. |
Where the eye mixes grabado and graban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between grabado and graban
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: grabado is [gɾaˈβ̞að̞o] while graban is [ˈgɾaβ̞ãn]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27206, 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]. graban is at rank #21,691, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈgɾaβ̞ãn].
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 27206, this pair ranks #227,966 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grabado vs graban
Shared letters: abgr. Private to "grabado": do. Private to "graban": n.
"grabado" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "graban" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grabado" and "graban" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "grabado" or "graban" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "grabado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "graban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #227,966 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grabado" and "graban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gozaban vs graban". 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 #227,966 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.