Which to use
“grado” and “grata” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,317
- “grado” frequency rank
- #17,157
- “grata” frequency rank
- 18474
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grado | grata |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Valor, situación, estado o calidad que una cosa puede tener, en una escala ascendente o descendente, en relación con otra. | Instrumento, generalmente usado por plateros y joyeros, que consiste en una escobilla de metal y sirve para dar lustre, limpiar, raspar o bruñir objetos, en particular los de color dorado y plateado. |
Where the eye mixes grado and grata
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between grado and grata
A purely visual mix-up. grado ([ˈgɾað̞o]) and grata ([ˈgɾat̪a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18474, 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]. grata is at rank #17,157, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈgɾat̪a].
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 18474, this pair ranks #267,771 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grado vs grata
Shared letters: agr. Private to "grado": do. Private to "grata": t.
"grado" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "grata" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "grado" and "grata" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "grado" or "grata" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "grado" and "grata" 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 "grata" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #267,771 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grado" and "grata" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gara vs grata". 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 #267,771 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.