# grad vs grave

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### grave
*noun · IPA /ɡɹeɪv/ · frequency rank #4,239*
An excavation in the earth as a place of burial.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grad-vs-grave