Which to use
“grabar” is a verb and “grama” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,340
- “grabar” frequency rank
- #44,221
- “grama” frequency rank
- 48561
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grabar | grama |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Labrar —en relieve o en hueco— sobre una superficie dura algún símbolo, señal, texto, figura o representación. | (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 grabar and grama
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. grabar 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.
Why the eye confuses grabar with grama
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: grabar is [gɾaˈβ̞aɾ] 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 48561, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grabar is recorded at frequency rank #4,340, classified as averb, pronounced [gɾaˈβ̞aɾ]. 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 48561, this pair ranks #113,798 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grabar vs grama
Shared letters: agr. Private to "grabar": b. Private to "grama": m.
"grabar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "grama" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "grabar" and "grama" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "grabar" or "grama" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "grabar" and "grama" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "grabar" 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 #113,798 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grabar" 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 #113,798 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.