gran vs grua, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#10,731
“gran” frequency rank: #47,917
“grua” frequency rank: 58648
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	gran	grua
Definition	grão/grã, forma reduzida de grande; usa-se somente anteposto ao substantivo.	aparelho usado para levantar pesos

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set gran and grua apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch

gran

4 ch

grua

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: gran is anadjective and gruaanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58648, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gran is recorded at frequency rank #10,731, classified as anadj. grua is at rank #47,917, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡɾu.ɐ/.

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 58648, this pair ranks #8,622 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of gran vs grua

Shared letters: agr. Private to "gran": n. Private to "grua": u.

"gran" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "grua" · 4 letters · shape CCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

gran ← garn · ggran · grann · grna · grran · rgan
grua ← ggrua · grrua · gura · rgua

Frequency comparison

gran#10,731

grua#47,917

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "gran" and "grua" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "gran" is an adjective and "grua" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "gran" or "grua"?

"gran" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,731 in our Portuguese list, against #47,917 for "grua". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering gran vs grua

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “gran”; for a noun, it's “grua”.
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