grasavsgrutaTell them apart

Which to use

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

#4,794
“grasa” frequency rank
#28,011
“gruta” frequency rank
32805
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature grasa gruta
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. Cavidad amplia, pero convencionalmente más pequeña que una cueva, que se encuentra en una roca, montaña o bajo la superficie de la tierra, de origen natural o construcción humana.

Where the eye mixes grasa and gruta

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
grasa
5 ch
gruta

Look-alike desk: grasa vs gruta

A purely visual mix-up. grasa ([ˈgɾasa]) and gruta ([ˈgɾut̪a]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32805, 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]. gruta is at rank #28,011, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈgɾut̪a].

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 32805, this pair ranks #200,101 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of grasa vs gruta

Shared letters: agr. Private to "grasa": s. Private to "gruta": tu.

"grasa" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "gruta" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • grasagarsa · ggrasa · graas · grassa · grrasa · grsaa · rgasa
  • grutaggruta · grruta · grtua · gruat · grutta · gurta · rguta

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "grasa" and "gruta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈgɾasa] versus [ˈgɾut̪a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "grasa" or "gruta"?
"grasa" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,794 in our Spanish list, against #28,011 for "gruta". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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 "gruta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #200,101 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "grasa" and "gruta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grana vs gruta". 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 #200,101 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