Which to use
“graduar” is a verb and “granular” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,880
- “graduar” frequency rank
- #49,498
- “granular” frequency rank
- 94378
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | graduar | granular |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dispor por graus ou categorias | que tem formato de grãos |
Letter map: graduar vs granular
Shared letters muted; letters that set graduar and granular apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. graduar runs 7 letters (CCVCVVC) against granular's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - graduar and granular
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: graduar is averb and granularanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 94378, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
graduar is recorded at frequency rank #44,880, classified as averb, pronounced /ɡɾɐ.ˈdwaɾ/. granular is at rank #49,498, 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 94378, this pair ranks #98 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of graduar vs granular
Shared letters: agru. Private to "graduar": d. Private to "granular": ln.
"graduar" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "granular" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "graduar" for "granular" ever safe?
Frequency check: "graduar" vs "granular" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "graduar" and "granular". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "graduar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "granular" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #98 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "graduar" and "granular" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "granulado vs granular". 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 #98 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.