Which to use
“grave” is an adjective and “gray” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,096
- “grave” frequency rank
- #10,365
- “gray” frequency rank
- 12461
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grave | gray |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | som de baixa frequência, no limite inferior da audição humana | 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: grave vs gray
Shared letters muted; letters that set grave and gray apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - grave and gray
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: grave is anadjective and grayanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12461, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grave is recorded at frequency rank #2,096, classified as anadj. 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 12461, this pair ranks #60,112 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grave vs gray
Shared letters: agr. Private to "grave": ev. Private to "gray": y.
"grave" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "gray" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grave" for "gray" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Pair "grave" vs "gray" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "grave" 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 #60,112 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grave" 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 #60,112 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.