grávidavsgravuraWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“grávida” and “gravura” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,772
“grávida” frequency rank
#28,222
“gravura” frequency rank
31994
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature grávida gravura
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 ato ou efeito de gravar

Where the eye mixes grávida and gravura

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. grávida and gravura follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
grávida
7 ch
gravura

Look-alike desk: grávida vs gravura

A purely visual mix-up. grávida (/ˈɡɾa.vi.dɐ/) and gravura (/ɡɾɐ.ˈvu.ɾɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31994, 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/. gravura is at rank #28,222, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɡɾɐ.ˈvu.ɾɐ/.

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 31994, this pair ranks #35,933 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of grávida vs gravura

Shared letters: agrv. Private to "grávida": diá. Private to "gravura": u.

"grávida" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV  ·  "gravura" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gravura ← garvura · ggravura · grauvra · gravrua · gravuar · gravurra · gravvura · grravura

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "grávida" and "gravura" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/ˈɡɾa.vi.dɐ/ versus /ɡɾɐ.ˈvu.ɾɐ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "grávida" vs "gravura" - which ranks higher?
"grávida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,772 in our Portuguese list, against #28,222 for "gravura". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "grávida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gravura" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #35,933 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "grávida" and "gravura" 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 #35,933 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list