Which to use
“grabar” and “gravar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,340
- “grabar” frequency rank
- #33,634
- “gravar” frequency rank
- 37974
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grabar | gravar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Labrar —en relieve o en hueco— sobre una superficie dura algún símbolo, señal, texto, figura o representación. | Cargar, pesar sobre una persona o cosa. |
Same sound, different letters: grabar vs gravar
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. grabar and gravar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Homophone desk: grabar vs gravar
This is the hard kind. grabar and gravar are pronounced identically ([gɾaˈβ̞aɾ]) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - b in “grabar” becomes v in “gravar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37974, 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]. 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 37974, this pair ranks #172,477 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grabar vs gravar
Shared letters: agr. Private to "grabar": b. Private to "gravar": v.
"grabar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "gravar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grabar" for "gravar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "grabar" vs "gravar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "grabar" / "gravar". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "grabar" 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 #172,477 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grabar" 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 #172,477 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.