Which to use
“grato” and “grave” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,292
- “grato” frequency rank
- #1,637
- “grave” frequency rank
- 26929
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grato | grave |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que provoca agrado, complacencia o gusto. | De gran importancia o con consecuencias serias. |
Where the eye mixes grato and grave
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses grato with grave
A purely visual mix-up. grato ([ˈgɾat̪o]) and grave ([ˈgɾaβ̞e]) 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 26929, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grato is recorded at frequency rank #25,292, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈgɾat̪o]. 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 26929, this pair ranks #229,258 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grato vs grave
Shared letters: agr. Private to "grato": ot. Private to "grave": ev.
"grato" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "grave" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grato" and "grave" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "grato" vs "grave" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "grato" 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 #229,258 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grato" and "grave" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grana vs grato". 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 #229,258 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.