Which to use
“grato” is an adjective and “grité” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,292
- “grato” frequency rank
- #26,069
- “grité” frequency rank
- 51361
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grato | grité |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que provoca agrado, complacencia o gusto. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de gritar. |
Where the eye mixes grato and grité
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between grato and grité
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: grato is [ˈgɾat̪o] while grité is [gɾiˈt̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51361, 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]. grité is at rank #26,069, tagged as averb, pronounced [gɾiˈt̪e].
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 51361, this pair ranks #98,271 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grato vs grité
Shared letters: grt. Private to "grato": ao. Private to "grité": ié.
"grato" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "grité" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- grato ← garto · ggrato · graot · gratto · grrato · grtao · rgato
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grato" and "grité" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "grato" vs "grité" - 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 "grité" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #98,271 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grato" and "grité" 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 #98,271 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.