Which to use
“grado” is a noun and “guardo” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,317
- “grado” frequency rank
- #11,977
- “guardo” frequency rank
- 13294
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grado | guardo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Valor, situación, estado o calidad que una cosa puede tener, en una escala ascendente o descendente, en relación con otra. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de guardar o de guardarse. |
Where the eye mixes grado and guardo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: grado vs guardo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: grado is [ˈgɾað̞o] while guardo is [ˈgwaɾð̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13294, 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]. guardo is at rank #11,977, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈgwaɾð̞o].
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 13294, this pair ranks #288,386 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grado vs guardo
Shared letters: adgor. Private to "grado": -. Private to "guardo": u.
"grado" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "guardo" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grado" and "guardo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "grado" or "guardo" show up more?
What to do next
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 "guardo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #288,386 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grado" and "guardo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "garbo vs guardo". 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 #288,386 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.