Which to use
“gravar” is a verb and “grave” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,567
- “gravar” frequency rank
- #2,096
- “grave” frequency rank
- 5663
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gravar | grave |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | esculpir, entalhar | som de baixa frequência, no limite inferior da audição humana |
Letter map: gravar vs grave
Shared letters muted; letters that set gravar and grave apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. gravar runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against grave's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - gravar and grave
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: gravar is averb and graveanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5663, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gravar is recorded at frequency rank #3,567, classified as averb, pronounced /ɡɾɐ.ˈvaɾ/. grave is at rank #2,096, tagged as anadj.
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 5663, this pair ranks #68,915 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gravar vs grave
Shared letters: agrv. Private to "gravar": -. Private to "grave": e.
"gravar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "grave" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gravar" and "grave" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gravar" vs "grave" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "gravar" and "grave". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "gravar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grave" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,915 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gravar" and "grave" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grave vs grude". 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 #68,915 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.