Which to use
“grasa” is a noun and “grave” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,794
- “grasa” frequency rank
- #1,637
- “grave” frequency rank
- 6431
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grasa | grave |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sustancia orgánica formada por varios ácidos grasos unidos a un alcohol, normalmente glicerol, componiendo así un ester. Por su alta energía química, las grasas son la forma elegida por los organismos para almacenar la energía obtenida en el metabolismo de los alimentos. | De gran importancia o con consecuencias serias. |
Where the eye mixes grasa and grave
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: grasa vs grave
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: grasa is [ˈgɾasa] while grave is [ˈgɾaβ̞e]. 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 6431, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grasa is recorded at frequency rank #4,794, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈgɾasa]. grave is at rank #1,637, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈgɾaβ̞e].
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 6431, this pair ranks #310,812 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grasa vs grave
Shared letters: agr. Private to "grasa": s. Private to "grave": ev.
"grasa" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "grave" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grasa" for "grave" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "grasa" or "grave" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "grasa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grave" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #310,812 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grasa" and "grave" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gara vs grasa". 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 #310,812 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.