gray

/'greɪ/

//'greɪ// noun

The verdict

“gray” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #10,365. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,365
frequency rank, Portuguese
521
“G” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unidade no Sistema Internacional de medidas, representado por Gy, que representa a quantidade de energia de radiação ionizante absorvida (ou dose) por unidade de massa, e é definido como a quantida...

Corpus desk

Index PT-gray · gray · Portuguese

gray · rank #10,365 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,365
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 521
  • PHOTO-FINISH homossexualid…

Nearest frequency peer: homossexualidade (+2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “gray”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “gray” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gray vs guy
50% similar
gray vs grey
75% similar
gray vs grow
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for gray
PropertyValue
Headwordgray
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/'greɪ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#10,365
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “gray”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).graycai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “homossexualidade” (#10,367), “honrar” (#10,368), “Georgia” (#10,361). Entre 521 lemas com “G”, “gray” fica em #10,365. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around gray (IPA /'greɪ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,365 among 521 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "unidade no Sistema Internacional de medidas, representado por Gy, que representa a quantidade de energia de radiação ionizante absorvida (ou dose) por unidade de massa, e é definido como a quantida...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for gray, with forms such as "gary", "ggray", and "grayy". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "guy", "grey", "grow", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is gray, spelled G-R-A-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    unidade no Sistema Internacional de medidas, representado por Gy, que representa a quantidade de energia de radiação ionizante absorvida (ou dose) por unidade de massa, e é definido como a quantidade que deposita 1 joule (J) de energia por quilograma (kg) do meio absorvedor, sendo 1 Gy = 1 J/kg

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gary
  • ggray
  • grayy
  • grray
  • grya
  • rgay

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gray - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

gary2ggray1grayy1grray1grya2rgay2
Edit distance from "gray"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gray"?
"gray" is spelled G-R-A-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /'greɪ/.
What does "gray" mean?
As a noun, "gray" means: unidade no Sistema Internacional de medidas, representado por Gy, que representa a quantidade de energia de radiação ionizante absorvida (ou dose) por unidade de massa, e é definido como a quantida...
What words are commonly confused with "gray"?
"gray" is commonly confused with "guy", "grey", "grow". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gray"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gray" is /'greɪ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gray" come from?
"gray" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gray", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list