Which to use
“gritan” and “guían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,054
- “gritan” frequency rank
- #32,237
- “guían” frequency rank
- 45291
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gritan | guían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de gritar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de guiar o de guiarse. |
Where the eye mixes gritan and guían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. gritan runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against guían's 5 (CVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gritan and guían
A purely visual mix-up. gritan ([ˈgɾit̪ãn]) and guían ([ˈgiãn]) 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 45291, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gritan is recorded at frequency rank #13,054, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈgɾit̪ãn]. guían is at rank #32,237, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈgiãn].
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 45291, this pair ranks #132,285 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gritan vs guían
Shared letters: agn. Private to "gritan": irt. Private to "guían": uí.
"gritan" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "guían" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gritan ← ggritan · girtan · griatn · gritann · gritna · grittan · grritan · grtian
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gritan" for "guían" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gritan" or "guían"?
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 "gritan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "guían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #132,285 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gritan" and "guían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "guan vs guían". 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 #132,285 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.