Which to use
“grano” and “gusano” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,309
- “grano” frequency rank
- #15,108
- “gusano” frequency rank
- 21417
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grano | gusano |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cariópside, fruto unicarpelar; por ejemplo: grano de maíz | Cualquier animal invertebrado y ápodo, de forma tubular o aplanada pero siempre alargada, sea ésta su forma adulta —como en los anélidos, nematodos y platelmintos— o una fase previa —como en las larvas de muchos insectos—. |
Where the eye mixes grano and gusano
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses grano with gusano
A purely visual mix-up. grano ([ˈgɾano]) and gusano ([guˈsano]) 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 21417, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grano is recorded at frequency rank #6,309, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈgɾano]. gusano is at rank #15,108, tagged as anoun, pronounced [guˈsano].
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 21417, this pair ranks #255,032 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grano vs gusano
Shared letters: agno. Private to "grano": r. Private to "gusano": su.
"grano" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "gusano" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grano" and "gusano" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "grano" or "gusano"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "grano" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gusano" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,032 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grano" and "gusano" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "guan vs gusano". 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 #255,032 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.