Which to use
“gralha” and “grelha” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,357
- “gralha” frequency rank
- #18,607
- “grelha” frequency rank
- 64964
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gralha | grelha |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pássaro da família dos corvos (Corvus corone) | espécie de pequena grade de ferro, em que se assam ou torram substâncias comestíveis |
Where the eye mixes gralha and grelha
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gralha and grelha 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 grelha
A purely visual mix-up. gralha (/ˈɡɾa.ʎɐ/) and grelha (/ˈɡɾɐj.ʎɐ/) 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 a single letter - a in “gralha” becomes e in “grelha”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64964, 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/. grelha is at rank #18,607, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡɾɐj.ʎɐ/.
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 64964, this pair ranks #5,570 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gralha vs grelha
Shared letters: aghlr. Private to "gralha": -. Private to "grelha": e.
"gralha" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "grelha" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gralha" and "grelha" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "gralha" or "grelha" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gralha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grelha" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,570 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gralha" and "grelha" 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 #5,570 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.