# grad vs guard

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### guard
*noun · IPA /ɡɑːd/ · frequency rank #1,900*
A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.

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