Which to use
“grabo” is a verb and “gram” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,248
- “grabo” frequency rank
- #40,325
- “gram” frequency rank
- 79573
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grabo | gram |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de grabar. | Gram. |
Where the eye mixes grabo and gram
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. grabo runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against gram's 4 (CCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: grabo vs gram
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: grabo is [ˈgɾaβ̞o] while gram is [ɡʀamˀ]. 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 79573, 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]. gram is at rank #40,325, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡʀamˀ].
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 79573, this pair ranks #12,804 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of grabo vs gram
Shared letters: agr. Private to "grabo": bo. Private to "gram": m.
"grabo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "gram" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grabo" and "gram" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "grabo" or "gram"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "grabo" and "gram" 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 "gram" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,804 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grabo" and "gram" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gram vs guan". 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 #12,804 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.