Which to use
“grato” and “grego” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,345
- “grato” frequency rank
- #5,103
- “grego” frequency rank
- 13448
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grato | grego |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | qualidade de quem tem gratidão, que está agradecido, reconhecido: | relativo à Grécia ou a seus habitantes |
Where the eye mixes grato and grego
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. grato and grego follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses grato with grego
A purely visual mix-up. grato (/ˈɡɾa.tu/) and grego (/ˈgɾe.gu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13448, 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/. grego is at rank #5,103, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈgɾe.gu/.
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 13448, this pair ranks #58,888 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grato vs grego
Shared letters: gor. Private to "grato": at. Private to "grego": e.
"grato" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "grego" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grato" for "grego" ever safe?
Frequency check: "grato" vs "grego" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "grato" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grego" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,888 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grato" and "grego" 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 #58,888 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.