gramavsgranTell them apart

Quick tell: grama is a noun, gran is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“grama” is a noun and “gran” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#6,662
“grama” frequency rank
#10,731
“gran” frequency rank
17393
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature grama gran
Definition planta rasteira da família das gramíneas grão/grã, forma reduzida de grande; usa-se somente anteposto ao substantivo.

Letter map: grama vs gran

Shared letters muted; letters that set grama and gran apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
grama
4 ch
gran

Role in the sentence - grama and gran

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: grama is anoun and grananadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17393, 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/. gran is at rank #10,731, tagged as anadj.

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 17393, this pair ranks #53,855 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of grama vs gran

Shared letters: agr. Private to "grama": m. Private to "gran": n.

"grama" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "gran" · 4 letters · shape CCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gramagarma · ggrama · graam · gramma · grmaa · grrama · rgama
  • grangarn · ggran · grann · grna · grran · rgan

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "grama" and "gran" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "grama" is a noun and "gran" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "grama" or "gran"?
"grama" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,662 in our Portuguese list, against #10,731 for "gran". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "grama" and "gran".

  • Full dictionary entry for "grama" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #53,855 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "grama" and "gran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gran vs grip". 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 #53,855 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