grafiavsgrátisTell them apart

Quick tell: grafia is a noun, grátis is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

6 ch
grafia
6 ch
grátis

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

  • grafiagarfia · ggrafia · grafai · graffia · graifa · grfaia · grrafia · rgafia

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "grafia" and "grátis" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "grafia" is a noun and "grátis" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "grafia" vs "grátis" - which ranks higher?
"grátis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,237 in our Portuguese list, against #32,205 for "grafia". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list