Which to use
“grabador” is an adjective and “grabadora” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,683
- “grabador” frequency rank
- #27,250
- “grabadora” frequency rank
- 59933
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grabador | grabadora |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que graba. | Instrumento que graba, normalmente información sobre una superficie sólida. |
Where the eye mixes grabador and grabadora
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. grabador runs 8 letters (CCVCVCVC) against grabadora's 9 (CCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between grabador and grabadora
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: grabador is [gɾaβ̞aˈð̞oɾ] while grabadora is [gɾaβ̞aˈð̞oɾa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “grabador” sits inside “grabadora”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59933, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grabador is recorded at frequency rank #32,683, classified as anadj, pronounced [gɾaβ̞aˈð̞oɾ]. grabadora is at rank #27,250, tagged as anoun, pronounced [gɾaβ̞aˈð̞oɾa].
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 59933, this pair ranks #60,780 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of grabador vs grabadora
Shared letters: abdgor. Private to "grabador": -. Private to "grabadora": -.
"grabador" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "grabadora" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grabador" for "grabadora" ever safe?
Which is more common, "grabador" or "grabadora"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "grabador" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grabadora" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,780 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grabador" and "grabadora" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grabador 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 #60,780 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.