grabevsGrasTell them apart

Quick tell: grabe is a verb, Gras is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“grabe” is a verb and “Gras” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#35,533
“grabe” frequency rank
#30,925
“Gras” frequency rank
66458
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature grabe Gras
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de grabar. Hierba.

Where the eye mixes grabe and Gras

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
grabe
4 ch
Gras

Visual trap between grabe and Gras

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: grabe is [ˈgɾaβ̞e] while Gras is [graːs]. 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 66458, 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]. Gras is at rank #30,925, tagged as anoun, pronounced [graːs].

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 66458, this pair ranks #39,833 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of grabe vs Gras

Shared letters: agr. Private to "grabe": be. Private to "Gras": s.

"grabe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "Gras" · 4 letters · shape CCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • grabegarbe · ggrabe · grabbe · graeb · grbae · grrabe · rgabe
  • Grasgars · ggras · grras · grsa · rgas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "grabe" and "Gras" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "grabe" is a verb and "Gras" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "grabe" vs "Gras" - which ranks higher?
"Gras" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,925 in our Spanish list, against #35,533 for "grabe". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "grabe" and "Gras" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "grabe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Gras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #39,833 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "grabe" and "Gras" 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 #39,833 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list