# grão vs grua

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### grão
*adjective · IPA /ˈɡɾɐ̃w̃/ · frequency rank #8,346*
forma reduzida de grande

### grua
*noun · IPA /ˈɡɾu.ɐ/ · frequency rank #47,917*
aparelho usado para levantar pesos

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/grao-vs-grua