Which to use
“graça” and “gray” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,400
- “graça” frequency rank
- #10,365
- “gray” frequency rank
- 11765
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | graça | gray |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | felicidade | 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: graça vs gray
Shared letters muted; letters that set graça and gray apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on graça vs gray
graça 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11765, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
graça is recorded at frequency rank #1,400, 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 11765, this pair ranks #61,014 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of graça vs gray
Shared letters: agr. Private to "graça": ç. Private to "gray": y.
"graça" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "gray" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gray ← gary · ggray · grayy · grray · grya · rgay
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "graça" for "gray" ever safe?
Frequency check: "graça" vs "gray" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "graça" vs "gray" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "graça" 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 #61,014 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "graça" 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 #61,014 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.