Which to use
“graban” is a verb and “grama” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,691
- “graban” frequency rank
- #44,221
- “grama” frequency rank
- 65912
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | graban | grama |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de grabar. | (Cynodon dactylon) Hierba de la familia de las gramíneas, tallo rastrero, hojas cortas y planas, flores en espigas. Mide entre diez y quince cm. de altura. Es cosmopolita e invade todo tipo de terrenos; se la considera una plaga. Los rizomas y estolones se usan en medicina natural en cocción como depurativo, diurético, expectorante y febrífugo. |
Where the eye mixes graban and grama
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. graban runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against grama's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between graban and grama
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: graban is [ˈgɾaβ̞ãn] while grama is [ˈgɾama]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65912, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
graban is recorded at frequency rank #21,691, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈgɾaβ̞ãn]. grama is at rank #44,221, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈgɾama].
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 65912, this pair ranks #41,297 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of graban vs grama
Shared letters: agr. Private to "graban": bn. Private to "grama": m.
"graban" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "grama" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "graban" for "grama" ever safe?
Frequency check: "graban" vs "grama" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "graban" and "grama" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "graban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grama" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,297 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "graban" and "grama" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grama vs grammar". 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 #41,297 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.