Which to use
“grabe” is a verb and “grasa” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,533
- “grabe” frequency rank
- #4,794
- “grasa” frequency rank
- 40327
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grabe | grasa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de grabar. | Sustancia orgánica formada por varios ácidos grasos unidos a un alcohol, normalmente glicerol, componiendo así un ester. Por su alta energía química, las grasas son la forma elegida por los organismos para almacenar la energía obtenida en el metabolismo de los alimentos. |
Where the eye mixes grabe and grasa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses grabe with grasa
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: grabe is [ˈgɾaβ̞e] while grasa is [ˈgɾasa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40327, 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]. grasa is at rank #4,794, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈgɾasa].
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 40327, this pair ranks #159,725 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grabe vs grasa
Shared letters: agr. Private to "grabe": be. Private to "grasa": s.
"grabe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "grasa" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grabe" and "grasa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "grabe" vs "grasa" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "grabe" and "grasa" 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 "grasa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #159,725 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grabe" and "grasa" 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 #159,725 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.