Which to use
“grata” and “gray” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,157
- “grata” frequency rank
- #11,788
- “gray” frequency rank
- 28945
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grata | gray |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Instrumento, generalmente usado por plateros y joyeros, que consiste en una escobilla de metal y sirve para dar lustre, limpiar, raspar o bruñir objetos, en particular los de color dorado y plateado. | Gris. |
Where the eye mixes grata and gray
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: grata vs gray
A purely visual mix-up. grata ([ˈgɾat̪a]) and gray ([ɡɹeɪ]) 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 28945, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grata is recorded at frequency rank #17,157, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈgɾat̪a]. gray is at rank #11,788, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡɹeɪ].
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 28945, this pair ranks #219,457 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grata vs gray
Shared letters: agr. Private to "grata": t. Private to "gray": y.
"grata" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "gray" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grata" for "gray" ever safe?
Frequency check: "grata" vs "gray" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "grata" and "gray" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "grata" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gray" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #219,457 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grata" and "gray" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gara vs grata". 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 #219,457 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.