Which to use
“grama” is a noun and “grave” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,662
- “grama” frequency rank
- #2,096
- “grave” frequency rank
- 8758
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grama | grave |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | planta rasteira da família das gramíneas | som de baixa frequência, no limite inferior da audição humana |
Letter map: grama vs grave
Shared letters muted; letters that set grama and grave apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for grama / grave
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: grama is anoun and graveanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8758, 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/. grave is at rank #2,096, 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 8758, this pair ranks #64,894 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grama vs grave
Shared letters: agr. Private to "grama": m. Private to "grave": ev.
"grama" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "grave" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "grama" and "grave" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "grama" vs "grave" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "grama" vs "grave" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "grama" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grave" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,894 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grama" and "grave" 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 #64,894 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.