Which to use
“grude” and “grupo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,358
- “grude” frequency rank
- #189
- “grupo” frequency rank
- 46547
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grude | grupo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tipo de cola para madeira, etc. | conjunto de pessoas ou coisas dispostas proximamente e formando um todo |
Where the eye mixes grude and grupo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. grude and grupo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between grude and grupo
A purely visual mix-up. grude (/ˈɡɾu.dɨ/) and grupo (/ˈɡɾu.pu/) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46547, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grude is recorded at frequency rank #46,358, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡɾu.dɨ/. grupo is at rank #189, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡɾu.pu/.
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 46547, this pair ranks #18,744 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of grude vs grupo
Shared letters: gru. Private to "grude": de. Private to "grupo": op.
"grude" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "grupo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "grude" and "grupo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "grude" vs "grupo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "grude" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grupo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,744 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grude" and "grupo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grua vs grude". 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 #18,744 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.