Which to use
“gear” is a verb and “gran” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,339
- “gear” frequency rank
- #10,731
- “gran” frequency rank
- 35070
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gear | gran |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cair geada | grão/grã, forma reduzida de grande; usa-se somente anteposto ao substantivo. |
Letter map: gear vs gran
Shared letters muted; letters that set gear and gran apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. gear (CVVC) and gran (CCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: gear vs gran
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: gear is averb and grananadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35070, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gear is recorded at frequency rank #24,339, classified as averb, pronounced /ʒe.ˈaɾ/, /ʒe.ˈa/. gran is at rank #10,731, tagged as anadj.
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 35070, this pair ranks #32,040 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gear vs gran
Shared letters: agr. Private to "gear": e. Private to "gran": n.
"gear" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "gran" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gear" for "gran" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gear" vs "gran" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "gear" and "gran".
- Full dictionary entry for "gear" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,040 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gear" and "gran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gear vs Guam". 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 #32,040 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.