Which to use
“grey” is an adjective and “grua” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,689
- “grey” frequency rank
- #47,917
- “grua” frequency rank
- 57606
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grey | grua |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cinza, cinzento | aparelho usado para levantar pesos |
Where the eye mixes grey and grua
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. grey and grua follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between grey and grua
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: grey is /'greɪ/ while grua is /ˈɡɾu.ɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57606, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grey is recorded at frequency rank #9,689, classified as anadj, pronounced /'greɪ/. grua is at rank #47,917, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡɾu.ɐ/.
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 57606, this pair ranks #9,236 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of grey vs grua
Shared letters: gr. Private to "grey": ey. Private to "grua": au.
"grey" · 4 letters · shape CCVV · "grua" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grey" for "grua" ever safe?
Which is more common, "grey" or "grua"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "grey" and "grua" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "grey" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grua" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,236 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grey" and "grua" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grip vs grua". 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 #9,236 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.