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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gralha" and "granja" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gralha" or "granja"?
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.