Which to use
“grato” and “great” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,292
- “grato” frequency rank
- #15,105
- “great” frequency rank
- 40397
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grato | great |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que provoca agrado, complacencia o gusto. | Grande. |
Where the eye mixes grato and great
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses grato with great
A purely visual mix-up. grato ([ˈgɾat̪o]) and great (/ɡɹeɪt/) 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 40397, 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]. great is at rank #15,105, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ɡɹeɪt/.
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 40397, this pair ranks #159,306 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grato vs great
Shared letters: agrt. Private to "grato": o. Private to "great": e.
"grato" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "great" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grato" and "great" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "grato" or "great"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "grato" and "great" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "grato" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "great" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #159,306 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grato" and "great" 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 #159,306 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.