Which to use
“gram” and “grava” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,325
- “gram” frequency rank
- #23,800
- “grava” frequency rank
- 64125
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gram | grava |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gram. | Piedra machacada (o la arena más gruesa, que la mayor es de río) con que se cubre y allana el piso de los caminos, las calles de los jardines, etc. |
Where the eye mixes gram and grava
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. gram runs 4 letters (CCVC) against grava's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gram vs grava
A purely visual mix-up. gram ([ɡʀamˀ]) and grava ([ˈgɾaβ̞a]) 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 64125, 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]. grava is at rank #23,800, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈgɾaβ̞a].
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 64125, this pair ranks #46,530 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gram vs grava
Shared letters: agr. Private to "gram": m. Private to "grava": v.
"gram" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "grava" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "gram" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grava" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,530 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gram" and "grava" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gram vs guan". 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 #46,530 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.