Which to use
“grato” and “grave” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,345
- “grato” frequency rank
- #2,096
- “grave” frequency rank
- 10441
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grato | grave |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | qualidade de quem tem gratidão, que está agradecido, reconhecido: | som de baixa frequência, no limite inferior da audição humana |
Letter map: grato vs grave
Shared letters muted; letters that set grato and grave apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - grato / grave
grato and grave are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10441, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grato is recorded at frequency rank #8,345, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈɡɾa.tu/. grave is at rank #2,096, tagged as anadj.
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 10441, this pair ranks #62,662 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grato vs grave
Shared letters: agr. Private to "grato": ot. Private to "grave": ev.
"grato" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "grave" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grato" and "grave" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "grato" vs "grave" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "grato" and "grave".
- Full dictionary entry for "grato" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grave" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,662 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grato" and "grave" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "GOAT vs grato". 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 #62,662 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.