Which to use
“grávida” and “gravidez” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,772
- “grávida” frequency rank
- #4,916
- “gravidez” frequency rank
- 8688
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grávida | gravidez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | estado resultante da fecundação do óvulo pelo espermatozoide, e que envolve o desenvolvimento no útero, do feto gerado, até a hora de sua retirada | estado resultante da fecundação de um óvulo pelo espermatozoide, e que envolve o subsequente desenvolvimento, no útero, do feto gerado, até a sua expulsão |
Where the eye mixes grávida and gravidez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. grávida runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against gravidez's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses grávida with gravidez
A purely visual mix-up. grávida (/ˈɡɾa.vi.dɐ/) and gravidez (/ɡɾɐ.vi.ˈdeʃ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8688, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grávida is recorded at frequency rank #3,772, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡɾa.vi.dɐ/. gravidez is at rank #4,916, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɡɾɐ.vi.ˈdeʃ/.
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 8688, this pair ranks #64,993 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grávida vs gravidez
Shared letters: adgirv. Private to "grávida": á. Private to "gravidez": ez.
"grávida" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "gravidez" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gravidez ← garvidez · ggravidez · graivdez · gravdiez · graviddez · gravidezz · gravidze · graviedz
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grávida" and "gravidez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "grávida" vs "gravidez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "grávida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gravidez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,993 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grávida" and "gravidez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grávida vs guarida". 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 #64,993 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.