Which to use
“grato” and “grifo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,345
- “grato” frequency rank
- #39,179
- “grifo” frequency rank
- 47524
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grato | grifo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | qualidade de quem tem gratidão, que está agradecido, reconhecido: | frisado, encrespado |
Where the eye mixes grato and grifo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. grato and grifo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: grato vs grifo
A purely visual mix-up. grato (/ˈɡɾa.tu/) and grifo (/'gɾɪfu/) 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 47524, 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/. grifo is at rank #39,179, tagged as anadj, pronounced /'gɾɪfu/.
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 47524, this pair ranks #17,709 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of grato vs grifo
Shared letters: gor. Private to "grato": at. Private to "grifo": fi.
"grato" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "grifo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grato" for "grifo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "grato" vs "grifo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "grato" and "grifo" 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 "grifo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,709 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grato" and "grifo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grifo 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 #17,709 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.