Which to use
“grão” and “grato” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,346
- “grão” frequency rank
- #8,345
- “grato” frequency rank
- 16691
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grão | grato |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | forma reduzida de grande | qualidade de quem tem gratidão, que está agradecido, reconhecido: |
Where the eye mixes grão and grato
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses grão with grato
A purely visual mix-up. grão (/ˈɡɾɐ̃w̃/) and grato (/ˈɡɾa.tu/) 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 16691, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grão is recorded at frequency rank #8,346, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈɡɾɐ̃w̃/. grato is at rank #8,345, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈɡɾa.tu/.
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 16691, this pair ranks #54,780 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grão vs grato
Shared letters: gor. Private to "grão": ã. Private to "grato": at.
"grão" · 4 letters · shape CCVV · "grato" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- grato ← garto · ggrato · graot · gratto · grrato · grtao · rgato
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grão" for "grato" ever safe?
Frequency check: "grão" vs "grato" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "grão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grato" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,780 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grão" and "grato" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grão vs grip". 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 #54,780 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.