Which to use
“grado” is a noun and “gradué” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,317
- “grado” frequency rank
- #35,065
- “gradué” frequency rank
- 36382
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grado | gradué |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Valor, situación, estado o calidad que una cosa puede tener, en una escala ascendente o descendente, en relación con otra. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de graduar. |
Where the eye mixes grado and gradué
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. grado runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against gradué's 6 (CCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: grado vs gradué
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: grado is [ˈgɾað̞o] while gradué is [gɾaˈð̞we]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36382, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grado is recorded at frequency rank #1,317, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈgɾað̞o]. gradué is at rank #35,065, tagged as averb, pronounced [gɾaˈð̞we].
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 36382, this pair ranks #180,917 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grado vs gradué
Shared letters: adgr. Private to "grado": o. Private to "gradué": ué.
"grado" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "gradué" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- grado ← gardo · ggrado · graddo · graod · grdao · grrado · rgado
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grado" and "gradué" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "grado" or "gradué" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "grado" and "gradué" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "grado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gradué" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #180,917 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grado" and "gradué" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grabe vs gradué". 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 #180,917 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.