Which to use
“grama” and “gramos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,221
- “grama” frequency rank
- #9,132
- “gramos” frequency rank
- 53353
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grama | gramos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (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. | Forma del plural de gramo. |
Where the eye mixes grama and gramos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. grama runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against gramos's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses grama with gramos
A purely visual mix-up. grama ([ˈgɾama]) and gramos ([ˈgɾamos]) 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 53353, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grama is recorded at frequency rank #44,221, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈgɾama]. gramos is at rank #9,132, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈgɾamos].
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 53353, this pair ranks #88,315 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grama vs gramos
Shared letters: agmr. Private to "grama": -. Private to "gramos": os.
"grama" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "gramos" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grama" for "gramos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "grama" vs "gramos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "grama" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gramos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #88,315 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grama" and "gramos" 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 #88,315 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.