Which to use
“gira” and “gray” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,741
- “gira” frequency rank
- #10,365
- “gray” frequency rank
- 16106
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gira | gray |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato de girar, de passear; passeio | unidade no Sistema Internacional de medidas, representado por Gy, que representa a quantidade de energia de radiação ionizante absorvida (ou dose) por unidade de massa, e é definido como a quantidade que deposita 1 joule (J) de energia por quilograma (kg) do meio absorvedor, sendo 1 Gy = 1 J/kg |
Letter map: gira vs gray
Shared letters muted; letters that set gira and gray apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - gira / gray
gira and gray 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16106, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gira is recorded at frequency rank #5,741, classified as anoun. gray is at rank #10,365, tagged as anoun, pronounced /'greɪ/.
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 16106, this pair ranks #55,511 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gira vs gray
Shared letters: agr. Private to "gira": i. Private to "gray": y.
"gira" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "gray" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gira" for "gray" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gira" vs "gray" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "gira" and "gray".
- Full dictionary entry for "gira" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gray" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,511 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gira" and "gray" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gray vs grip". 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 #55,511 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.