# glass vs grass

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### glass
*noun · IPA /ɡlɑːs/ · frequency rank #1,485*
An amorphous solid, often transparent substance, usually made by melting silica sand with various additives (for most purposes, a mixture of soda, potash and lime is added).

### grass
*noun · IPA /ɡɹɑːs/ · frequency rank #3,758*
Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as ground cover rather than for grain.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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