Which to use
“grabados” and “graduados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,590
- “grabados” frequency rank
- #11,240
- “graduados” frequency rank
- 22830
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grabados | graduados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de grabado, participio de grabar. | Forma del plural de graduado, participio de graduar. |
Where the eye mixes grabados and graduados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. grabados runs 8 letters (CCVCVCVC) against graduados's 9 (CCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: grabados vs graduados
A purely visual mix-up. grabados ([gɾaˈβ̞að̞os]) and graduados ([gɾaˈð̞wað̞os]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22830, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grabados is recorded at frequency rank #11,590, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [gɾaˈβ̞að̞os]. graduados is at rank #11,240, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [gɾaˈð̞wað̞os].
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 22830, this pair ranks #248,551 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grabados vs graduados
Shared letters: adgors. Private to "grabados": b. Private to "graduados": u.
"grabados" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "graduados" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "grabados" and "graduados" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "grabados" or "graduados" 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 "grabados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "graduados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,551 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grabados" and "graduados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grabados 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 #248,551 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.