Which to use
“grité” and “griten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,069
- “grité” frequency rank
- #30,926
- “griten” frequency rank
- 56995
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grité | griten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de gritar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de gritar. |
Where the eye mixes grité and griten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. grité runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against griten's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: grité vs griten
A purely visual mix-up. grité ([gɾiˈt̪e]) and griten ([ˈgɾit̪ẽn]) 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 56995, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grité is recorded at frequency rank #26,069, classified as averb, pronounced [gɾiˈt̪e]. griten is at rank #30,926, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈgɾit̪ẽn].
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 56995, this pair ranks #72,296 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of grité vs griten
Shared letters: girt. Private to "grité": é. Private to "griten": en.
"grité" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "griten" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- griten ← ggriten · girten · grietn · gritenn · gritne · gritten · grriten · grtien
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grité" and "griten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "grité" or "griten" show up more?
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 "grité" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "griten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,296 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grité" and "griten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "given vs griten". 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 #72,296 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.