Which to use
“gratidão” and “grávida” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,547
- “gratidão” frequency rank
- #3,772
- “grávida” frequency rank
- 10319
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gratidão | grávida |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | reconhecimento do bem recebido | estado resultante da fecundação do óvulo pelo espermatozoide, e que envolve o desenvolvimento no útero, do feto gerado, até a hora de sua retirada |
Where the eye mixes gratidão and grávida
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gratidão runs 8 letters (CCVCVCVV) against grávida's 7 (CCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gratidão vs grávida
A purely visual mix-up. gratidão (/ɡɾɐ.ti.ˈdɐ̃w̃/) and grávida (/ˈɡɾa.vi.dɐ/) 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 10319, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gratidão is recorded at frequency rank #6,547, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɡɾɐ.ti.ˈdɐ̃w̃/. grávida is at rank #3,772, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡɾa.vi.dɐ/.
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 10319, this pair ranks #62,830 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gratidão vs grávida
Shared letters: adgir. Private to "gratidão": otã. Private to "grávida": vá.
"gratidão" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV · "grávida" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gratidão" and "grávida" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gratidão" vs "grávida" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gratidão" and "grávida" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gratidão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grávida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,830 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gratidão" and "grávida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grávida vs guarida". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #62,830 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.