Which to use
“gosto” is a noun and “grato” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #407
- “gosto” frequency rank
- #8,345
- “grato” frequency rank
- 8752
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gosto | grato |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | paladar, um dos cinco sentidos, que permite diferenciar sabores | qualidade de quem tem gratidão, que está agradecido, reconhecido: |
Where the eye mixes gosto and grato
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. gosto (CVCCV) and grato (CCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses gosto with grato
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gosto is /ˈɡoʃ.tu/ while grato is /ˈɡɾa.tu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8752, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gosto is recorded at frequency rank #407, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡoʃ.tu/. grato is at rank #8,345, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈɡɾa.tu/.
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 8752, this pair ranks #64,903 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gosto vs grato
Shared letters: got. Private to "gosto": s. Private to "grato": ar.
"gosto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "grato" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gosto" for "grato" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gosto" vs "grato" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gosto" and "grato" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gosto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grato" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,903 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gosto" and "grato" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "GOAT vs grato". 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 #64,903 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.