gruta

/ˈɡɾu.tɐ/

//ˈɡɾu.tɐ// noun

The verdict

“gruta” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #17,525 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#17,525
frequency rank, Portuguese
5
letters
7
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - cavidade profunda numa rocha, podendo ser natural ou artificial

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

gruta vs guia
60% similar
gruta vs guto
60% similar
gruta vs gula
60% similar

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

Key facts for gruta
PropertyValue
Headwordgruta
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɡɾu.tɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#17,525
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gruta” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). gruta lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for gruta is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɡɾu.tɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #17,525 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "cavidade profunda numa rocha, podendo ser natural ou artificial".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for gruta, with forms such as "ggruta", "grruta", and "grtua". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "guia", "guto", "gula", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is gruta, spelled G-R-U-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    cavidade profunda numa rocha, podendo ser natural ou artificial

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ggruta,grruta,grtua,gruat,grutta,gurta,rguta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gruta - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ggruta1grruta1grtua2gruat2grutta1gurta2rguta2
Edit distance from "gruta"

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 "gruta"?
"gruta" is spelled G-R-U-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡɾu.tɐ/.
What does "gruta" mean?
As a noun, "gruta" means: cavidade profunda numa rocha, podendo ser natural ou artificial
What words are commonly confused with "gruta"?
"gruta" is commonly confused with "guia", "guto", "gula". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gruta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gruta" is /ˈɡɾu.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gruta" come from?
"gruta" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “gruta”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is G-R-U-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈɡɾu.tɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “guia” - see the side-by-side comparison. gruta vs guia
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list