gajovsgratoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: gajo is a noun, grato is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“gajo” is a noun and “grato” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#5,305
“gajo” frequency rank
#8,345
“grato” frequency rank
13650
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gajo grato
Definition qualquer pessoa cujo nome não se conhece ou se quer omitir; fulano (também jocoso ou pejorativo) qualidade de quem tem gratidão, que está agradecido, reconhecido:

Letter map: gajo vs grato

Shared letters muted; letters that set gajo and grato apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

4 ch
gajo
5 ch
grato

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: gajo is anoun and gratoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13650, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gajo is recorded at frequency rank #5,305, classified as anoun. grato is at rank #8,345, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈɡɾa.tu/.

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 13650, this pair ranks #58,632 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of gajo vs grato

Shared letters: ago. Private to "gajo": j. Private to "grato": rt.

"gajo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "grato" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gajoagjo · gajjo · gaoj · ggajo · gjao
  • gratogarto · ggrato · graot · gratto · grrato · grtao · rgato

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "gajo" and "grato" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "gajo" is a noun and "grato" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "gajo" or "grato"?
"gajo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,305 in our Portuguese list, against #8,345 for "grato". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list