Which to use
“graças” is an intj and “graxa” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #895
- “graças” frequency rank
- #36,045
- “graxa” frequency rank
- 36940
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | graças | graxa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bem haja | mistura de corantes com gordura para dar lustro ao cabedal |
Letter map: graças vs graxa
Shared letters muted; letters that set graças and graxa apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. graças runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against graxa's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - graças and graxa
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: graças is anintj and graxaanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36940, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
graças is recorded at frequency rank #895, classified as anintj. graxa is at rank #36,045, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡɾa.ʃɐ/.
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 36940, this pair ranks #29,776 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of graças vs graxa
Shared letters: agr. Private to "graças": sç. Private to "graxa": x.
"graças" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "graxa" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- graxa ← garxa · ggraxa · graax · graxxa · grraxa · grxaa · rgaxa
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "graças" and "graxa" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "graças" vs "graxa" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "graças" vs "graxa" 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 "graxa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,776 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "graças" and "graxa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "graxa vs grua". 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 #29,776 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.