Which to use
“grabado” and “grado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,515
- “grabado” frequency rank
- #1,317
- “grado” frequency rank
- 6832
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grabado | grado |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Valor, situación, estado o calidad que una cosa puede tener, en una escala ascendente o descendente, en relación con otra. |
Where the eye mixes grabado and grado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses grabado with grado
A purely visual mix-up. grabado ([gɾaˈβ̞að̞o]) and grado ([ˈgɾað̞o]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6832, 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]. grado is at rank #1,317, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈgɾað̞o].
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 6832, this pair ranks #309,675 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grabado vs grado
Shared letters: adgor. Private to "grabado": b. Private to "grado": -.
"grabado" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "grado" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "grabado" and "grado" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "grabado" or "grado" show up more?
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 "grabado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #309,675 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grabado" and "grado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grabado 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 #309,675 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.