Which to use
“grabe” and “grabo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,533
- “grabe” frequency rank
- #39,248
- “grabo” frequency rank
- 74781
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grabe | grabo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de grabar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de grabar. |
Where the eye mixes grabe and grabo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. grabe and grabo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: grabe vs grabo
A purely visual mix-up. grabe ([ˈgɾaβ̞e]) and grabo ([ˈgɾaβ̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - e in “grabe” becomes o in “grabo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74781, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grabe is recorded at frequency rank #35,533, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈgɾaβ̞e]. grabo is at rank #39,248, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈgɾaβ̞o].
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 74781, this pair ranks #20,706 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of grabe vs grabo
Shared letters: abgr. Private to "grabe": e. Private to "grabo": o.
"grabe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "grabo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grabe" and "grabo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "grabe" vs "grabo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "grabe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grabo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,706 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grabe" and "grabo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "garbo vs grabo". 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 #20,706 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.