Which to use
“grua” and “guy” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,917
- “grua” frequency rank
- #7,165
- “guy” frequency rank
- 55082
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grua | guy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aparelho usado para levantar pesos | cara |
Where the eye mixes grua and guy
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: grua vs guy
A purely visual mix-up. grua (/ˈɡɾu.ɐ/) and guy (/gaɪ/) 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 55082, 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/. guy is at rank #7,165, tagged as anoun, pronounced /gaɪ/.
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 55082, this pair ranks #10,815 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of grua vs guy
Shared letters: gu. Private to "grua": ar. Private to "guy": y.
"grua" · 4 letters · shape CCVV · "guy" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- grua ← ggrua · grrua · gura · rgua
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "grua" for "guy" ever safe?
Which is more common, "grua" or "guy"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "grua" and "guy" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "grua" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "guy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,815 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grua" and "guy" 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 #10,815 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.