Which to use
“grasa” and “grúas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,794
- “grasa” frequency rank
- #32,686
- “grúas” frequency rank
- 37480
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grasa | grúas |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Forma del plural de grúa. |
Where the eye mixes grasa and grúas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses grasa with grúas
A purely visual mix-up. grasa ([ˈgɾasa]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37480, 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]. 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 37480, this pair ranks #175,087 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grasa vs grúas
Shared letters: agrs. Private to "grasa": -. Private to "grúas": ú.
"grasa" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "grúas" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- grasa ← garsa · ggrasa · graas · grassa · grrasa · grsaa · rgasa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grasa" and "grúas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "grasa" or "grúas" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "grasa" and "grúas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "grasa" 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 #175,087 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grasa" 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 #175,087 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.