graçavsgraçasConfusable pair

Quick tell: graça is a noun, graças is an intj, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“graça” is a noun and “graças” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,400
“graça” frequency rank
#895
“graças” frequency rank
2295
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature graça graças
Definition felicidade bem haja

Letter map: graça vs graças

Shared letters muted; letters that set graça and graças apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.

5 ch
graça
6 ch
graças

Grammar separator: graça vs graças

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: graça is anoun and graçasanintj. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “graça” sits inside “graças”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2295, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

graça is recorded at frequency rank #1,400, classified as anoun. graças is at rank #895, tagged as anintj.

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 2295, this pair ranks #73,131 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of graça vs graças

Shared letters: agrç. Private to "graça": -. Private to "graças": s.

"graça" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "graças" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "graça" for "graças" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "graça" is a noun and "graças" an intj, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "graça" or "graças"?
"graças" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #895 in our Portuguese list, against #1,400 for "graça". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "graça" and "graças". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "graça" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "graças" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #73,131 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "graça" and "graças" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "graça vs grua". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #73,131 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