Which to use
“greve” and “grude” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,406
- “greve” frequency rank
- #46,358
- “grude” frequency rank
- 49764
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | greve | grude |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | paralisação das atividades de uma escola, fábrica, etc enquanto os alunos ou funcionários esperam que suas reivindicações sejam atendidas pela diretoria do estabelecimento | tipo de cola para madeira, etc. |
Where the eye mixes greve and grude
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. greve and grude follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between greve and grude
A purely visual mix-up. greve (/ˈɡɾɛ.vɨ/) and grude (/ˈɡɾu.dɨ/) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49764, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
greve is recorded at frequency rank #3,406, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡɾɛ.vɨ/. grude is at rank #46,358, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡɾu.dɨ/.
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 49764, this pair ranks #15,217 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of greve vs grude
Shared letters: egr. Private to "greve": v. Private to "grude": du.
"greve" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "grude" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "greve" and "grude" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "greve" or "grude" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "greve" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grude" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,217 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "greve" and "grude" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grua vs grude". 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 #15,217 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.