gritar vs grito, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“gritar” is a verb and “grito” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,568
“gritar” frequency rank: #4,917
“grito” frequency rank: 8485
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	gritar	grito
Definition	pedir ou reclamar em voz alta:	voz, aguda e elevada, de modo que se possa ouvir ao longe

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set gritar and grito apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch

gritar

5 ch

grito

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gritar is /ɡɾi.ˈtaɾ/ while grito is /ˈɡɾi.tu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8485, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gritar is recorded at frequency rank #3,568, classified as averb, pronounced /ɡɾi.ˈtaɾ/. grito is at rank #4,917, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡɾi.tu/.

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 8485, this pair ranks #65,267 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of gritar vs grito

Shared letters: girt. Private to "gritar": a. Private to "grito": o.

"gritar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "grito" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

gritar ← ggritar · girtar · griatr · gritarr · gritra · grittar · grritar · grtiar
grito ← ggrito · girto · griot · gritto · grrito · grtio · rgito

Frequency comparison

gritar#3,568

grito#4,917

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "gritar" and "grito" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "gritar" is a verb and "grito" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "gritar" or "grito"?

"gritar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,568 in our Portuguese list, against #4,917 for "grito". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering gritar vs grito

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “gritar”; for a noun, it's “grito”.
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