Which to use
“grato” is an adjective and “gray” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,345
- “grato” frequency rank
- #10,365
- “gray” frequency rank
- 18710
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grato | gray |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | qualidade de quem tem gratidão, que está agradecido, reconhecido: | unidade no Sistema Internacional de medidas, representado por Gy, que representa a quantidade de energia de radiação ionizante absorvida (ou dose) por unidade de massa, e é definido como a quantidade que deposita 1 joule (J) de energia por quilograma (kg) do meio absorvedor, sendo 1 Gy = 1 J/kg |
Where the eye mixes grato and gray
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between grato and gray
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: grato is /ˈɡɾa.tu/ while gray is /'greɪ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18710, 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/. gray is at rank #10,365, tagged as anoun, pronounced /'greɪ/.
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 18710, this pair ranks #52,203 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grato vs gray
Shared letters: agr. Private to "grato": ot. Private to "gray": y.
"grato" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "gray" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grato" for "gray" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "grato" or "gray" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "grato" and "gray" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "grato" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gray" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,203 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grato" and "gray" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gray 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 #52,203 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.