gritévsgritesConfusable pair

Which to use

“grité” and “grites” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#26,069
“grité” frequency rank
#37,639
“grites” frequency rank
63708
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature grité grites
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de gritar. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de gritar.

Where the eye mixes grité and grites

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
grité
6 ch
grites

Look-alike desk: grité vs grites

A purely visual mix-up. grité ([gɾiˈt̪e]) and grites ([ˈgɾit̪es]) 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 63708, 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]. grites is at rank #37,639, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈgɾit̪es].

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 63708, this pair ranks #47,903 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of grité vs grites

Shared letters: girt. Private to "grité": é. Private to "grites": es.

"grité" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "grites" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gritesggrites · girtes · griets · gritess · gritse · grittes · grrites · grties

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "grité" for "grites" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([gɾiˈt̪e] versus [ˈgɾit̪es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "grité" or "grites"?
"grité" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,069 in our Spanish list, against #37,639 for "grites". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "grites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #47,903 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "grité" and "grites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gaitas vs grites". 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 #47,903 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list