Which to use
“graças” is an intj and “gravar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #895
- “graças” frequency rank
- #3,567
- “gravar” frequency rank
- 4462
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | graças | gravar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bem haja | esculpir, entalhar |
Letter map: graças vs gravar
Shared letters muted; letters that set graças and gravar apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. graças and gravar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - graças and gravar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: graças is anintj and gravaraverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4462, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
graças is recorded at frequency rank #895, classified as anintj. gravar is at rank #3,567, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɡɾɐ.ˈvaɾ/.
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 4462, this pair ranks #70,431 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of graças vs gravar
Shared letters: agr. Private to "graças": sç. Private to "gravar": v.
"graças" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "gravar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gravar ← garvar · ggravar · graavr · gravarr · gravra · gravvar · grravar · grvaar
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "graças" and "gravar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "graças" or "gravar"?
After this comparison
Pair "graças" vs "gravar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "graças" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gravar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,431 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "graças" and "gravar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "graduar vs gravar". 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 #70,431 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.