GrasvsgrúasWhich spelling fits?

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

#30,925
“Gras” frequency rank
#32,686
“grúas” frequency rank
63611
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Gras grúas
Definition Hierba. Forma del plural de grúa.

Where the eye mixes Gras and grúas

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

4 ch
Gras
5 ch
grúas

Visual trap between Gras and grúas

A purely visual mix-up. Gras ([graːs]) and grúas ([ˈgɾuas]) 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 63611, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Gras is recorded at frequency rank #30,925, classified as anoun, pronounced [graːs]. grúas is at rank #32,686, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈgɾuas].

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 63611, this pair ranks #48,206 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Gras vs grúas

Shared letters: agrs. Private to "Gras": -. Private to "grúas": ú.

"Gras" · 4 letters · shape CCVC  ·  "grúas" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Gras ← gars · ggras · grras · grsa · rgas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Gras" and "grúas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([graːs] versus [ˈgɾuas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Gras" or "grúas"?
"Gras" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,925 in our Spanish list, against #32,686 for "grúas". 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 "Gras" and "grúas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Gras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "grúas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #48,206 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Gras" and "grúas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grúas 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 #48,206 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