Which to use
“grace” is a noun and “grave” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,919
- “grace” frequency rank
- #2,096
- “grave” frequency rank
- 10015
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grace | grave |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | graça | som de baixa frequência, no limite inferior da audição humana |
Letter map: grace vs grave
Shared letters muted; letters that set grace and grave apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: grace vs grave
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: grace is anoun and graveanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - c in “grace” becomes v in “grave”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10015, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grace is recorded at frequency rank #7,919, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɡɹeɪs/. grave is at rank #2,096, tagged as anadj.
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 10015, this pair ranks #63,220 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grace vs grave
Shared letters: aegr. Private to "grace": c. Private to "grave": v.
"grace" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "grave" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "grace" and "grave" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "grace" or "grave" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "grace" and "grave".
- Full dictionary entry for "grace" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grave" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,220 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grace" and "grave" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grace vs grude". 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 #63,220 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.