Which to use
“graça” is a noun and “grão” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,400
- “graça” frequency rank
- #8,346
- “grão” frequency rank
- 9746
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | graça | grão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | felicidade | forma reduzida de grande |
Letter map: graça vs grão
Shared letters muted; letters that set graça and grão apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. graça runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against grão's 4 (CCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: graça vs grão
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: graça is anoun and grãoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9746, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
graça is recorded at frequency rank #1,400, classified as anoun. 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 9746, this pair ranks #63,568 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of graça vs grão
Shared letters: gr. Private to "graça": aç. Private to "grão": oã.
"graça" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "grão" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "graça" and "grão" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "graça" or "grão" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "graça" and "grão".
- Full dictionary entry for "graça" 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 #63,568 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "graça" and "grão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grão vs grip". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #63,568 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.