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"Grado" is a form of "grado", a noun which is often translated as "degree". "Nivel" is a noun which is often translated as "level". Learn more about the difference between "grado" and "nivel" below.
el grado(
grah
-
doh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
2. (level)
a. degree
Sufrió quemaduras de segundo grado por haber tocado el escape.He suffered second degree burns from touching the exhaust pipe.
a. degree
Gerardo y Fernanda son primos del segundo grado. Comparten bisabuelos.Gerardo and Fernanda are cousins in the second degree. They share great grandparents.
4. (education) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. grade (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Mis hijas están en el quinto grado.My daughters are in fifth grade.
5. (military)
el nivel(
nee
-
behl
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (story)
a. level
Los restaurantes del centro comercial se encuentran en el nivel superior.The restaurants in the mall are on the upper level.
a. height
Las ventanas de esa casa chueca no están al mismo nivel.The windows of that crooked house aren't at the same height.
4. (tool)
a. spirit level
Los topógrafos han usado el nivel durante siglos en el desarrollo de mapas.Surveyors have used spirit levels for centuries in the development of maps.
