Which to use
“grama” and “grampo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,662
- “grama” frequency rank
- #26,045
- “grampo” frequency rank
- 32707
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grama | grampo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | planta rasteira da família das gramíneas | golfinho-de-risso, mamífero da ordem dos cetáceos Grampus griseus, família dos golfinhos, encontrada nas águas costeiras temperadas e tropicais |
Where the eye mixes grama and grampo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. grama runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against grampo's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses grama with grampo
A purely visual mix-up. grama (/ˈgɾã.ma/) and grampo (/ˈɡɾɐ̃.pu/) 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 32707, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grama is recorded at frequency rank #6,662, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈgɾã.ma/. grampo is at rank #26,045, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡɾɐ̃.pu/.
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 32707, this pair ranks #35,021 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grama vs grampo
Shared letters: agmr. Private to "grama": -. Private to "grampo": op.
"grama" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "grampo" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grama" for "grampo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "grama" vs "grampo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "grama" and "grampo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "grama" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grampo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,021 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grama" and "grampo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grama vs grua". 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 #35,021 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.