grude
/ˈɡɾu.dɨ/
The verdict
“grude” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #46,358 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #46,358
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 11
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - tipo de cola para madeira, etc.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | grude |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɡɾu.dɨ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #46,358 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 11 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “grude” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for grude is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɡɾu.dɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #46,358 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for grude, with forms such as "ggrude", "grdue", and "grrude". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "grupo", "gruta", "grua", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
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 grude, spelled G-R-U-D-E.
Definition
- 1tipo de cola para madeira, etc.
- 2massa utilizada por sapateiros
- 3pirão de farinha de mandioca mal preparado
- 4qualquer comida mal-feita, com aspecto não convidativo
- 5comida
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ggrude,grdue,grrude,grudde,grued,gurde,rgude
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of grude - 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.
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.
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Using “grude”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is G-R-U-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɡɾu.dɨ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “grupo” - see the side-by-side comparison. grude vs grupo
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.