Which to use
“grau” and “gray” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,014
- “grau” frequency rank
- #10,365
- “gray” frequency rank
- 12379
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grau | gray |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | unidade de ângulo | 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 |
Letter map: grau vs gray
Shared letters muted; letters that set grau and gray apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on grau vs gray
grau and gray 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 differ by a single letter - u in “grau” becomes y in “gray”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12379, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grau is recorded at frequency rank #2,014, classified as anoun. 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 12379, this pair ranks #60,237 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grau vs gray
Shared letters: agr. Private to "grau": u. Private to "gray": y.
"grau" · 4 letters · shape CCVV · "gray" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "grau" vs "gray" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "grau" 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 #60,237 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grau" 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 #60,237 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.