grabamosvsgrabaronWhich spelling fits?

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“grabamos” and “grabaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#37,113
“grabamos” frequency rank
#22,383
“grabaron” frequency rank
59496
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature grabamos grabaron
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de grabar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de grabar.

Where the eye mixes grabamos and grabaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. grabamos and grabaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
grabamos
8 ch
grabaron

Look-alike desk: grabamos vs grabaron

A purely visual mix-up. grabamos ([gɾaˈβ̞amos]) and grabaron ([gɾaˈβ̞aɾõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59496, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

grabamos is recorded at frequency rank #37,113, classified as averb, pronounced [gɾaˈβ̞amos]. grabaron is at rank #22,383, tagged as averb, pronounced [gɾaˈβ̞aɾõn].

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 59496, this pair ranks #62,389 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of grabamos vs grabaron

Shared letters: abgor. Private to "grabamos": ms. Private to "grabaron": n.

"grabamos" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC  ·  "grabaron" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • grabamos ← garbamos · ggrabamos · graabmos · grabammos · grabamoss · grabamso · grabaoms · grabbamos
  • grabaron ← garbaron · ggrabaron · graabron · grabaorn · grabarno · grabaronn · grabarron · grabbaron

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "grabamos" and "grabaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([gɾaˈβ̞amos] versus [gɾaˈβ̞aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "grabamos" vs "grabaron" - which ranks higher?
"grabaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,383 in our Spanish list, against #37,113 for "grabamos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "grabamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "grabaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #62,389 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "grabamos" and "grabaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grabamos vs gritamos". 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 #62,389 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list