Which to use
“go” is an intj and “grão” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,095
- “go” frequency rank
- #8,346
- “grão” frequency rank
- 10441
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | go | grão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | xô, voz para deter animais de carga | forma reduzida de grande |
Where the eye mixes go and grão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses go with grão
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: go is /xo/ while grão is /ˈɡɾɐ̃w̃/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (intj vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10441, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
go is recorded at frequency rank #2,095, classified as anintj, pronounced /xo/. grão is at rank #8,346, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈɡɾɐ̃w̃/.
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 10441, this pair ranks #62,662 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of go vs grão
Shared letters: go. Private to "go": -. Private to "grão": rã.
"go" · 2 letters · shape CV · "grão" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "go" and "grão" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "go" or "grão"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "go" and "grão" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "go" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,662 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "go" and "grão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grão vs grip". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #62,662 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.