graciasvsgráficasWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: gracias is a intj, gráficas is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“gracias” is an intj and “gráficas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#105
“gracias” frequency rank
#10,862
“gráficas” frequency rank
10967
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gracias gráficas
Definition Úsase para expresar agradecimiento. Forma del femenino plural de gráfico.

Where the eye mixes gracias and gráficas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gracias runs 7 letters (CCVCVVC) against gráficas's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
gracias
8 ch
gráficas

Visual trap between gracias and gráficas

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gracias is [ˈgɾasjas] while gráficas is [ˈgɾafikas]. 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 (intj vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10967, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gracias is recorded at frequency rank #105, classified as anintj, pronounced [ˈgɾasjas]. gráficas is at rank #10,862, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈgɾafikas].

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 10967, this pair ranks #296,725 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of gracias vs gráficas

Shared letters: acgirs. Private to "gracias": -. Private to "gráficas": fá.

"gracias" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC  ·  "gráficas" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gracias ← garcias · ggracias · gracais · graccias · graciass · gracisa · graicas · grasias

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "gracias" and "gráficas" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "gracias" is an intj and "gráficas" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "gracias" or "gráficas"?
"gracias" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #105 in our Spanish list, against #10,862 for "gráficas". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gracias" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gráficas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #296,725 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gracias" and "gráficas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "glacial vs gracias". 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 #296,725 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