Which to use
“grade” and “graxa” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,030
- “grade” frequency rank
- #36,045
- “graxa” frequency rank
- 43075
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grade | graxa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | armação para vedar | mistura de corantes com gordura para dar lustro ao cabedal |
Where the eye mixes grade and graxa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: grade vs graxa
A purely visual mix-up. grade (/ˈɡɾa.dɨ/) and graxa (/ˈɡɾa.ʃɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43075, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grade is recorded at frequency rank #7,030, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡɾa.dɨ/. 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 43075, this pair ranks #22,603 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grade vs graxa
Shared letters: agr. Private to "grade": de. Private to "graxa": x.
"grade" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "graxa" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grade" for "graxa" ever safe?
Frequency check: "grade" vs "graxa" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "grade" 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 #22,603 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grade" 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 #22,603 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.