Which to use
“grado” and “grano” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,317
- “grado” frequency rank
- #6,309
- “grano” frequency rank
- 7626
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grado | grano |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Valor, situación, estado o calidad que una cosa puede tener, en una escala ascendente o descendente, en relación con otra. | Cariópside, fruto unicarpelar; por ejemplo: grano de maíz |
Where the eye mixes grado and grano
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses grado with grano
A purely visual mix-up. grado ([ˈgɾað̞o]) and grano ([ˈgɾano]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - d in “grado” becomes n in “grano”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7626, 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]. grano is at rank #6,309, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈgɾano].
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 7626, this pair ranks #307,426 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grado vs grano
Shared letters: agor. Private to "grado": d. Private to "grano": n.
"grado" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "grano" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grado" for "grano" ever safe?
Which is more common, "grado" or "grano"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "grado" and "grano" 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 "grano" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #307,426 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grado" and "grano" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grano 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 #307,426 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.