Which to use
“gram” and “grama” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,325
- “gram” frequency rank
- #44,221
- “grama” frequency rank
- 84546
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gram | grama |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gram. | (Cynodon dactylon) Hierba de la familia de las gramíneas, tallo rastrero, hojas cortas y planas, flores en espigas. Mide entre diez y quince cm. de altura. Es cosmopolita e invade todo tipo de terrenos; se la considera una plaga. Los rizomas y estolones se usan en medicina natural en cocción como depurativo, diurético, expectorante y febrífugo. |
Where the eye mixes gram and grama
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gram runs 4 letters (CCVC) against grama's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gram and grama
A purely visual mix-up. gram ([ɡʀamˀ]) and grama ([ˈgɾama]) 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 extra letter(s) - “gram” sits inside “grama”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84546, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gram is recorded at frequency rank #40,325, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡʀamˀ]. grama is at rank #44,221, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈgɾama].
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 84546, this pair ranks #6,958 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gram vs grama
Shared letters: agmr. Private to "gram": -. Private to "grama": -.
"gram" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "grama" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gram" for "grama" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gram" or "grama"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gram" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grama" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,958 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gram" and "grama" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grama vs grammar". 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 #6,958 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.