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.
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?
Which is more common, "graças" or "grátis"?
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.