Which to use
“grua” and “guru” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,917
- “grua” frequency rank
- #14,384
- “guru” frequency rank
- 62301
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grua | guru |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aparelho usado para levantar pesos | pessoa muito respeitada pelo conhecimento que possui |
Where the eye mixes grua and guru
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. grua (CCVV) and guru (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: grua vs guru
A purely visual mix-up. grua (/ˈɡɾu.ɐ/) and guru (/ɡu.ˈɾu/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62301, 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/. guru is at rank #14,384, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɡu.ˈɾu/.
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 62301, this pair ranks #6,738 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of grua vs guru
Shared letters: gru. Private to "grua": a. Private to "guru": -.
"grua" · 4 letters · shape CCVV · "guru" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grua" and "guru" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "grua" or "guru"?
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 "guru" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,738 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grua" and "guru" 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 #6,738 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.