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

#28,011
“gruta” frequency rank
#37,117
“grutas” frequency rank
65128
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gruta grutas
Definition 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. Forma del plural de gruta.

Where the eye mixes gruta and grutas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gruta runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against grutas's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
gruta
6 ch
grutas

Look-alike desk: gruta vs grutas

A purely visual mix-up. gruta ([ˈgɾut̪a]) and grutas ([ˈgɾut̪as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “gruta” sits inside “grutas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65128, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gruta is recorded at frequency rank #28,011, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈgɾut̪a]. grutas is at rank #37,117, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈgɾut̪as].

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 65128, this pair ranks #43,563 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of gruta vs grutas

Shared letters: agrtu. Private to "gruta": -. Private to "grutas": s.

"gruta" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "grutas" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gruta ← ggruta · grruta · grtua · gruat · grutta · gurta · rguta
  • grutas ← ggrutas · grrutas · grtuas · gruats · grutass · grutsa · gruttas · gurtas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "gruta" and "grutas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈgɾut̪a] versus [ˈgɾut̪as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "gruta" or "grutas"?
"gruta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,011 in our Spanish list, against #37,117 for "grutas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gruta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "grutas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #43,563 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gruta" and "grutas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gaitas vs grutas". 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 #43,563 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