Which to use
“grato” is an adjective and “gueto” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,345
- “grato” frequency rank
- #22,345
- “gueto” frequency rank
- 30690
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grato | gueto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | qualidade de quem tem gratidão, que está agradecido, reconhecido: | bairro onde, em algumas cidades europeias, os judeus eram obrigados a morar |
Where the eye mixes grato and gueto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. grato (CCVCV) and gueto (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses grato with gueto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: grato is /ˈɡɾa.tu/ while gueto is /ˈɡe.tu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30690, 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/. gueto is at rank #22,345, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡe.tu/.
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 30690, this pair ranks #37,591 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grato vs gueto
Shared letters: got. Private to "grato": ar. Private to "gueto": eu.
"grato" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "gueto" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grato" for "gueto" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "grato" or "gueto" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "grato" and "gueto" 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 "gueto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,591 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grato" and "gueto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gets vs gueto". 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 #37,591 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.