Which to use
“gran” is an adjective and “graxa” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,731
- “gran” frequency rank
- #36,045
- “graxa” frequency rank
- 46776
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gran | graxa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | grão/grã, forma reduzida de grande; usa-se somente anteposto ao substantivo. | mistura de corantes com gordura para dar lustro ao cabedal |
Letter map: gran vs graxa
Shared letters muted; letters that set gran and graxa apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. gran runs 4 letters (CCVC) against graxa's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for gran / graxa
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: gran is anadjective and graxaanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46776, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gran is recorded at frequency rank #10,731, classified as anadj. graxa is at rank #36,045, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡɾa.ʃɐ/.
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 46776, this pair ranks #18,539 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gran vs graxa
Shared letters: agr. Private to "gran": n. Private to "graxa": x.
"gran" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "graxa" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gran" and "graxa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "gran" or "graxa" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "gran" vs "graxa" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "gran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "graxa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,539 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gran" and "graxa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "graxa 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 #18,539 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.