Which to use
“gaze” and “grade” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,478
- “gaze” frequency rank
- #7,030
- “grade” frequency rank
- 49508
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gaze | grade |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tecido leve e transparente | armação para vedar |
Where the eye mixes gaze and grade
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gaze vs grade
A purely visual mix-up. gaze (/ˈɡa.zɨ/) and grade (/ˈɡɾa.dɨ/) 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 49508, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gaze is recorded at frequency rank #42,478, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡa.zɨ/. grade is at rank #7,030, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡɾa.dɨ/.
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 49508, this pair ranks #15,491 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gaze vs grade
Shared letters: aeg. Private to "gaze": z. Private to "grade": dr.
"gaze" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "grade" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gaze" and "grade" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gaze" vs "grade" - which ranks higher?
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 "gaze" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grade" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,491 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gaze" and "grade" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gain vs gaze". 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 #15,491 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.