Which to use
“grão” and “great” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,346
- “grão” frequency rank
- #8,059
- “great” frequency rank
- 16405
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grão | great |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | forma reduzida de grande | fantástico, de ótima qualidade |
Where the eye mixes grão and great
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses grão with great
A purely visual mix-up. grão (/ˈɡɾɐ̃w̃/) and great (/ɡɹeɪt/) 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 16405, 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/. great is at rank #8,059, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ɡɹeɪt/.
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 16405, this pair ranks #55,137 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grão vs great
Shared letters: gr. Private to "grão": oã. Private to "great": aet.
"grão" · 4 letters · shape CCVV · "great" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- great ← gerat · ggreat · graet · greatt · greta · grreat · rgeat
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "grão" and "great" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "grão" or "great"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "grão" and "great" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "grão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "great" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,137 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grão" and "great" 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 #55,137 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.