Which to use
“graban” and “gravar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,691
- “graban” frequency rank
- #33,634
- “gravar” frequency rank
- 55325
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | graban | gravar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de grabar. | Cargar, pesar sobre una persona o cosa. |
Where the eye mixes graban and gravar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. graban and gravar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses graban with gravar
A purely visual mix-up. graban ([ˈgɾaβ̞ãn]) and gravar ([gɾaˈβ̞aɾ]) 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 55325, 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]. gravar is at rank #33,634, tagged as averb, pronounced [gɾaˈβ̞aɾ].
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 55325, this pair ranks #79,416 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of graban vs gravar
Shared letters: agr. Private to "graban": bn. Private to "gravar": v.
"graban" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "gravar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "graban" and "gravar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "graban" or "gravar" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "graban" and "gravar" 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 "gravar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #79,416 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "graban" and "gravar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grammar vs gravar". 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 #79,416 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.