Which to use
“grampo” and “grupo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,045
- “grampo” frequency rank
- #189
- “grupo” frequency rank
- 26234
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grampo | grupo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | golfinho-de-risso, mamífero da ordem dos cetáceos Grampus griseus, família dos golfinhos, encontrada nas águas costeiras temperadas e tropicais | conjunto de pessoas ou coisas dispostas proximamente e formando um todo |
Where the eye mixes grampo and grupo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. grampo runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against grupo's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: grampo vs grupo
A purely visual mix-up. grampo (/ˈɡɾɐ̃.pu/) and grupo (/ˈɡɾu.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 26234, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grampo is recorded at frequency rank #26,045, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡɾɐ̃.pu/. grupo is at rank #189, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡɾu.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 26234, this pair ranks #42,956 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grampo vs grupo
Shared letters: gopr. Private to "grampo": am. Private to "grupo": u.
"grampo" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "grupo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grampo" for "grupo" ever safe?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "grampo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grupo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,956 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grampo" and "grupo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grip vs grupo". 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 #42,956 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.