Which to use
“grafia” is a noun and “grátis” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,205
- “grafia” frequency rank
- #4,237
- “grátis” frequency rank
- 36442
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grafia | grátis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | escrita | gratuito; sem remuneração; de graça |
Letter map: grafia vs grátis
Shared letters muted; letters that set grafia and grátis apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - grafia and grátis
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: grafia is anoun and grátisanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36442, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grafia is recorded at frequency rank #32,205, classified as anoun. grátis is at rank #4,237, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈɡɾa.t͡ʃis/.
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 36442, this pair ranks #30,364 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grafia vs grátis
Shared letters: gir. Private to "grafia": af. Private to "grátis": stá.
"grafia" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "grátis" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- grafia ← garfia · ggrafia · grafai · graffia · graifa · grfaia · grrafia · rgafia
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "grafia" and "grátis" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "grafia" vs "grátis" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "grafia" vs "grátis" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "grafia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grátis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,364 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grafia" and "grátis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grafia vs gralha". 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 #30,364 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.