Which to use
“granos” is a noun and “gratis” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,264
- “granos” frequency rank
- #1,170
- “gratis” frequency rank
- 9434
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | granos | gratis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de grano. | Que se da o hace sin un pago como contrapartida. |
Where the eye mixes granos and gratis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: granos vs gratis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: granos is [ˈgɾanos] while gratis is [ˈgɾat̪is]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9434, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
granos is recorded at frequency rank #8,264, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈgɾanos]. gratis is at rank #1,170, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈgɾat̪is].
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 9434, this pair ranks #301,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of granos vs gratis
Shared letters: agrs. Private to "granos": no. Private to "gratis": it.
"granos" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "gratis" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "granos" for "gratis" ever safe?
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "granos" and "gratis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "granos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gratis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #301,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "granos" and "gratis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "granos vs gránulos". 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 #301,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.