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.
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?
Frequency check: "grávida" vs "gravura" - which ranks higher?
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.