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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grado" for "grasos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "grado" vs "grasos" - which ranks higher?
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.