# grad vs grass

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### grad
*noun · IPA /ɡɹæd/ · frequency rank #12,983*
Clipping of graduate.

### 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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