Which to use
“gradas” is a noun and “guiadas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,554
- “gradas” frequency rank
- #30,497
- “guiadas” frequency rank
- 49051
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gradas | guiadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Conjunto de escalones que suelen tener los edificios grandes, majestuosos, delante de su pórtico o fachada. | Forma del femenino plural de guiado, participio de guiar o de guiarse. |
Where the eye mixes gradas and guiadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses gradas with guiadas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gradas is [ˈgɾað̞as] while guiadas is [ˈgjað̞as]. 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 (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49051, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gradas is recorded at frequency rank #18,554, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈgɾað̞as]. guiadas is at rank #30,497, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ˈgjað̞as].
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 49051, this pair ranks #110,991 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gradas vs guiadas
Shared letters: adgs. Private to "gradas": r. Private to "guiadas": iu.
"gradas" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "guiadas" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gradas" for "guiadas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gradas" or "guiadas"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gradas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "guiadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,991 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gradas" and "guiadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "guiadas vs guindos". 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 #110,991 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.