gradovsGrasConfusable pair

Which to use

“grado” and “Gras” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,317
“grado” frequency rank
#30,925
“Gras” frequency rank
32242
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature grado Gras
Definition Valor, situación, estado o calidad que una cosa puede tener, en una escala ascendente o descendente, en relación con otra. Hierba.

Where the eye mixes grado and Gras

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
grado
4 ch
Gras

Why the eye confuses grado with Gras

A purely visual mix-up. grado ([ˈgɾað̞o]) and Gras ([graːs]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32242, 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]. Gras is at rank #30,925, tagged as anoun, pronounced [graːs].

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 32242, this pair ranks #203,023 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of grado vs Gras

Shared letters: agr. Private to "grado": do. Private to "Gras": s.

"grado" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "Gras" · 4 letters · shape CCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gradogardo · ggrado · graddo · graod · grdao · grrado · rgado
  • Grasgars · ggras · grras · grsa · rgas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "grado" for "Gras" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈgɾað̞o] versus [graːs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "grado" or "Gras"?
"grado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,317 in our Spanish list, against #30,925 for "Gras". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "grado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Gras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #203,023 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "grado" and "Gras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gras 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 #203,023 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