Which to use
“gelado” and “grelhado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,645
- “gelado” frequency rank
- #25,325
- “grelhado” frequency rank
- 32970
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gelado | grelhado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que gelou; glacial; gélido | assado na grelha |
Where the eye mixes gelado and grelhado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gelado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against grelhado's 8 (CCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gelado vs grelhado
A purely visual mix-up. gelado (/ʒɨ.ˈla.du/) and grelhado (/ɡɾɨ.ˈʎa.du/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32970, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gelado is recorded at frequency rank #7,645, classified as anadj, pronounced /ʒɨ.ˈla.du/. grelhado is at rank #25,325, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ɡɾɨ.ˈʎa.du/.
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 32970, this pair ranks #34,673 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gelado vs grelhado
Shared letters: adeglo. Private to "gelado": -. Private to "grelhado": hr.
"gelado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "grelhado" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gelado" and "grelhado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gelado" or "grelhado"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gelado" and "grelhado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gelado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grelhado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,673 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gelado" and "grelhado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gelado vs gozado". 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 #34,673 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.