gradovsgrasosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#1,317
“grado” frequency rank
#27,622
“grasos” frequency rank
28939
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature grado grasos
Definition Valor, situación, estado o calidad que una cosa puede tener, en una escala ascendente o descendente, en relación con otra. Forma del plural de graso.

Where the eye mixes grado and grasos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
grado
6 ch
grasos

Look-alike desk: grado vs grasos

A purely visual mix-up. grado ([ˈgɾað̞o]) and grasos ([ˈgɾasos]) 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 28939, 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]. grasos is at rank #27,622, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈgɾasos].

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 28939, this pair ranks #219,485 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of grado vs grasos

Shared letters: agor. Private to "grado": d. Private to "grasos": s.

"grado" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "grasos" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gradogardo · ggrado · graddo · graod · grdao · grrado · rgado
  • grasosgarsos · ggrasos · graoss · grasoss · grasso · grassos · grrasos · grsaos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "grado" for "grasos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈgɾað̞o] versus [ˈgɾasos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "grado" vs "grasos" - which ranks higher?
"grado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,317 in our Spanish list, against #27,622 for "grasos". 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 "grado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "grasos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #219,485 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "grado" and "grasos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grasos vs gros". 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 #219,485 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