Which to use
“grão” and “grifo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,346
- “grão” frequency rank
- #39,179
- “grifo” frequency rank
- 47525
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grão | grifo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | forma reduzida de grande | frisado, encrespado |
Where the eye mixes grão and grifo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses grão with grifo
A purely visual mix-up. grão (/ˈɡɾɐ̃w̃/) and grifo (/'gɾɪfu/) 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 47525, 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/. grifo is at rank #39,179, tagged as anadj, pronounced /'gɾɪfu/.
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 47525, this pair ranks #17,708 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of grão vs grifo
Shared letters: gor. Private to "grão": ã. Private to "grifo": fi.
"grão" · 4 letters · shape CCVV · "grifo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- grifo ← ggrifo · girfo · grfio · griffo · griof · grrifo · rgifo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grão" and "grifo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "grão" or "grifo" 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 "grão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grifo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,708 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grão" and "grifo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grifo 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 #17,708 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.