gramovsgrasosConfusable pair

Which to use

“gramo” and “grasos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#23,799
“gramo” frequency rank
#27,622
“grasos” frequency rank
51421
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gramo grasos
Definition Unidad de peso del sistema métrico decimal igual a la milésima parte de un kilogramo. Forma del plural de graso.

Where the eye mixes gramo and grasos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gramo runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against grasos's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
gramo
6 ch
grasos

Look-alike desk: gramo vs grasos

A purely visual mix-up. gramo ([ˈgɾamo]) and grasos ([ˈgɾasos]) 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 51421, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gramo is recorded at frequency rank #23,799, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈgɾamo]. grasos is at rank #27,622, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈgɾasos].

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 51421, this pair ranks #97,972 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of gramo vs grasos

Shared letters: agor. Private to "gramo": m. Private to "grasos": s.

"gramo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "grasos" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gramo ← garmo · ggramo · grammo · graom · grmao · grramo · rgamo
  • grasos ← garsos · ggrasos · graoss · grasoss · grasso · grassos · grrasos · grsaos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "gramo" for "grasos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈgɾamo] versus [ˈgɾasos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "gramo" or "grasos"?
"gramo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,799 in our Spanish list, against #27,622 for "grasos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "gramo" and "grasos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gramo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "grasos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #97,972 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gramo" and "grasos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grasos vs gros". 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 #97,972 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list