Which to use
“grabe” and “gradué” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,533
- “grabe” frequency rank
- #35,065
- “gradué” frequency rank
- 70598
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grabe | gradué |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de grabar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de graduar. |
Where the eye mixes grabe and gradué
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. grabe runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against gradué's 6 (CCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: grabe vs gradué
A purely visual mix-up. grabe ([ˈgɾaβ̞e]) and gradué ([gɾaˈð̞we]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70598, 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]. gradué is at rank #35,065, tagged as averb, pronounced [gɾaˈð̞we].
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 70598, this pair ranks #29,327 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of grabe vs gradué
Shared letters: agr. Private to "grabe": be. Private to "gradué": dué.
"grabe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "gradué" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- grabe ← garbe · ggrabe · grabbe · graeb · grbae · grrabe · rgabe
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "grabe" and "gradué" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "grabe" vs "gradué" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "grabe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gradué" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,327 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grabe" and "gradué" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grabe vs grana". 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 #29,327 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.