Which to use
“grande” is an adjective and “grude” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #100
- “grande” frequency rank
- #46,358
- “grude” frequency rank
- 46458
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grande | grude |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que tem dimensões mais que ordinárias | tipo de cola para madeira, etc. |
Where the eye mixes grande and grude
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. grande runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against grude's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between grande and grude
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: grande is ˈgɾɐ̃n.d͡ʒɪ while grude is /ˈɡɾu.dɨ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46458, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grande is recorded at frequency rank #100, classified as anadj, pronounced ˈgɾɐ̃n.d͡ʒɪ. grude is at rank #46,358, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡɾu.dɨ/.
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 46458, this pair ranks #18,837 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of grande vs grude
Shared letters: degr. Private to "grande": an. Private to "grude": u.
"grande" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "grude" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "grande" and "grude" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "grande" or "grude" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "grande" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grude" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,837 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grande" and "grude" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grua vs grude". 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 #18,837 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.