Which to use
“gray” and “guy” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,365
- “gray” frequency rank
- #7,165
- “guy” frequency rank
- 17530
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gray | guy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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 | cara |
Where the eye mixes gray and guy
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between gray and guy
A purely visual mix-up. gray (/'greɪ/) and guy (/gaɪ/) 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 17530, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gray is recorded at frequency rank #10,365, classified as anoun, pronounced /'greɪ/. guy is at rank #7,165, tagged as anoun, pronounced /gaɪ/.
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 17530, this pair ranks #53,695 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gray vs guy
Shared letters: gy. Private to "gray": ar. Private to "guy": u.
"gray" · 4 letters · shape CCVV · "guy" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gray ← gary · ggray · grayy · grray · grya · rgay
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gray" and "guy" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gray" vs "guy" - 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 "gray" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "guy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,695 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gray" and "guy" 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 #53,695 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.