gemavsgramaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“gema” and “grama” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#20,009
“gema” frequency rank
#6,662
“grama” frequency rank
26671
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gema grama
Definition parte central, amarela, do ovo das aves planta rasteira da família das gramíneas

Letter map: gema vs grama

Shared letters muted; letters that set gema and grama apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. gema runs 4 letters (CVCV) against grama's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
gema
5 ch
grama

Spelling & dictionary notes on gema vs grama

gema and grama are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26671, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gema is recorded at frequency rank #20,009, classified as anoun. grama is at rank #6,662, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈgɾã.ma/.

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 26671, this pair ranks #42,435 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of gema vs grama

Shared letters: agm. Private to "gema": e. Private to "grama": r.

"gema" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "grama" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gema ← egma · geam · gemma · ggema · gmea
  • grama ← garma · ggrama · graam · gramma · grmaa · grrama · rgama

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "gema" for "grama" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "gema" vs "grama" - which ranks higher?
"grama" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,662 in our Portuguese list, against #20,009 for "gema". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "gema" and "grama".

  • Full dictionary entry for "gema" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "grama" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #42,435 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gema" and "grama" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gema vs grua". 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 #42,435 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list