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“gralha” and “grama” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,357
“gralha” frequency rank
#6,662
“grama” frequency rank
53019
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gralha grama
Definition pássaro da família dos corvos (Corvus corone) planta rasteira da família das gramíneas

Where the eye mixes gralha and grama

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gralha runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against grama's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
gralha
5 ch
grama

Visual trap between gralha and grama

A purely visual mix-up. gralha (/ˈɡɾa.ʎɐ/) and grama (/ˈgɾã.ma/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53019, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gralha is recorded at frequency rank #46,357, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡɾa.ʎɐ/. grama is at rank #6,662, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈgɾã.ma/.

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 53019, this pair ranks #12,337 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of gralha vs grama

Shared letters: agr. Private to "gralha": hl. Private to "grama": m.

"gralha" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV  ·  "grama" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gralha ← garlha · ggralha · grahla · gralah · gralhha · grallha · grlaha · grralha
  • grama ← garma · ggrama · graam · gramma · grmaa · grrama · rgama

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "gralha" and "grama" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/ˈɡɾa.ʎɐ/ versus /ˈgɾã.ma/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "gralha" vs "grama" - which ranks higher?
"grama" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,662 in our Portuguese list, against #46,357 for "gralha". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gralha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "grama" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #12,337 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gralha" and "grama" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gralha vs graxa". 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 #12,337 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