Which to use
“grau” is a noun and “grey” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,014
- “grau” frequency rank
- #9,689
- “grey” frequency rank
- 11703
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grau | grey |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | unidade de ângulo | cinza, cinzento |
Letter map: grau vs grey
Shared letters muted; letters that set grau and grey apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for grau / grey
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: grau is anoun and greyanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11703, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grau is recorded at frequency rank #2,014, classified as anoun. grey is at rank #9,689, tagged as anadj, 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 11703, this pair ranks #61,099 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grau vs grey
Shared letters: gr. Private to "grau": au. Private to "grey": ey.
"grau" · 4 letters · shape CCVV · "grey" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grau" and "grey" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "grau" or "grey"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "grau" and "grey".
- Full dictionary entry for "grau" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grey" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,099 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grau" and "grey" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grey 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 #61,099 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.