graçasvsgrátisWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#895
“graças” frequency rank
#4,237
“grátis” frequency rank
5132
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature graças grátis
Definition bem haja gratuito; sem remuneração; de graça

Letter map: graças vs grátis

Shared letters muted; letters that set graças and grátis apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. graças and grátis follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
graças
6 ch
grátis

Part-of-speech tell for graças / grátis

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: graças is anintj and grátisanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5132, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

graças is recorded at frequency rank #895, classified as anintj. grátis is at rank #4,237, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈɡɾa.t͡ʃis/.

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 5132, this pair ranks #69,569 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of graças vs grátis

Shared letters: grs. Private to "graças": aç. Private to "grátis": itá.

"graças" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "grátis" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "graças" and "grátis" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "graças" is an intj and "grátis" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "graças" or "grátis"?
"graças" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #895 in our Portuguese list, against #4,237 for "grátis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "graças" and "grátis".

  • Full dictionary entry for "graças" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "grátis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #69,569 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "graças" and "grátis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grátis vs gris". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #69,569 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