Which to use
“grua” and “guria” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,917
- “grua” frequency rank
- #42,948
- “guria” frequency rank
- 90865
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grua | guria |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aparelho usado para levantar pesos | criança do sexo feminino |
Where the eye mixes grua and guria
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between grua and guria
A purely visual mix-up. grua (/ˈɡɾu.ɐ/) and guria (/gu.ˈɾi.ɐ/) 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 90865, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grua is recorded at frequency rank #47,917, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡɾu.ɐ/. guria is at rank #42,948, tagged as anoun, pronounced /gu.ˈɾi.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 90865, this pair ranks #241 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of grua vs guria
Shared letters: agru. Private to "grua": -. Private to "guria": i.
"grua" · 4 letters · shape CCVV · "guria" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grua" and "guria" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "grua" or "guria" show up more?
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 "grua" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "guria" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #241 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grua" and "guria" 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 #241 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.