# GPU vs GRU

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### GPU
*noun · frequency rank #21,810*
Initialism of graphics processing unit (an electronic circuit dedicated to generating graphics and displaying images).

### GRU
*name · frequency rank #39,340*
The Main Intelligence Directorate — the Soviet and then the Russian military intelligence agency.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gpu-vs-gru