Which to use
“grabo” is a verb and “grado” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,248
- “grabo” frequency rank
- #1,317
- “grado” frequency rank
- 40565
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grabo | grado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de grabar. | Valor, situación, estado o calidad que una cosa puede tener, en una escala ascendente o descendente, en relación con otra. |
Where the eye mixes grabo and grado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. grabo and grado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: grabo vs grado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: grabo is [ˈgɾaβ̞o] while grado is [ˈgɾað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - b in “grabo” becomes d in “grado”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40565, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grabo is recorded at frequency rank #39,248, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈgɾaβ̞o]. grado is at rank #1,317, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈgɾað̞o].
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 40565, this pair ranks #158,397 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grabo vs grado
Shared letters: agor. Private to "grabo": b. Private to "grado": d.
"grabo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "grado" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "grabo" and "grado" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "grabo" or "grado" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "grabo" and "grado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "grabo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #158,397 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grabo" and "grado" 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 #158,397 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.