Which to use
“gate” and “grace” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,008
- “gate” frequency rank
- #7,919
- “grace” frequency rank
- 27927
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gate | grace |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | portão; portal; porteira | graça |
Where the eye mixes gate and grace
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gate vs grace
A purely visual mix-up. gate (/ɡeɪt/) and grace (/ɡɹeɪs/) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27927, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gate is recorded at frequency rank #20,008, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɡeɪt/. grace is at rank #7,919, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɡɹeɪs/.
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 27927, this pair ranks #40,986 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gate vs grace
Shared letters: aeg. Private to "gate": t. Private to "grace": cr.
"gate" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "grace" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gate" for "grace" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gate" or "grace"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grace" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,986 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gate" and "grace" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gate vs GOAT". 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 #40,986 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.