gralhavsgranjaConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#46,357
“gralha” frequency rank
#18,342
“granja” frequency rank
64699
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gralha granja
Definition pássaro da família dos corvos (Corvus corone) local de criação de aves para abate e produção de ovos

Where the eye mixes gralha and granja

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gralha and granja follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
gralha
6 ch
granja

Visual trap between gralha and granja

A purely visual mix-up. gralha (/ˈɡɾa.ʎɐ/) and granja (/ˈɡɐ̃ɾ.ʒɐ/) 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 64699, 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/. granja is at rank #18,342, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡɐ̃ɾ.ʒɐ/.

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 64699, this pair ranks #5,666 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of gralha vs granja

Shared letters: agr. Private to "gralha": hl. Private to "granja": jn.

"gralha" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV  ·  "granja" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gralha ← garlha · ggralha · grahla · gralah · gralhha · grallha · grlaha · grralha
  • granja ← garnja · ggranja · grajna · granaj · granjja · grannja · grnaja · grranja

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "gralha" and "granja" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/ˈɡɾa.ʎɐ/ versus /ˈɡɐ̃ɾ.ʒɐ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "gralha" or "granja"?
"granja" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,342 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.

After this comparison

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 "granja" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #5,666 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gralha" and "granja" 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 #5,666 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