Which to use
“grato” is an adjective and “gruta” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,292
- “grato” frequency rank
- #28,011
- “gruta” frequency rank
- 53303
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grato | gruta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que provoca agrado, complacencia o gusto. | 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 grato and gruta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses grato with gruta
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: grato is [ˈgɾat̪o] while gruta is [ˈgɾut̪a]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53303, 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]. 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 53303, this pair ranks #88,562 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grato vs gruta
Shared letters: agrt. Private to "grato": o. Private to "gruta": u.
"grato" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "gruta" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grato" for "gruta" ever safe?
Which is more common, "grato" or "gruta"?
What to do next
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 "gruta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #88,562 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grato" 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 #88,562 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.